A name is a relationship
By Rabbi Michael Werbow
This week’s Torah portion is Shemot, Exodus 1:1-6:1.
How many names do you have? In a midrash in Kohelet Rabba we learn...
The hidden blessing of Ephraim and Menashe
Rabbi Deborah Reichmann | Special to WJW
This week’s Torah portion is Vayechi, Genesis 47:28-50:26.
The end of the beginning. After taking us from Creation through...
The shamash is the hidden light within us
By Rabbi Corey Helfand
This week’s Torah portion is Miketz, Genesis 41:1 - 44:17.
I have always found it interesting that we light the Chanukah candles...
Was Joseph autistic?
By Rabbi Laurie Green
This week’s Torah portion is Vayeshev: Genesis 37:1 - 40:23.
Was Joseph autistic? It would certainly explain a lot about his personality...
From the Torah we learn that names can change
Rabbi Lizz Goldstein | Special to WJW
This week’s Torah portion is Vayishlach, Genesis 32:4-36:43.
This Shabbat marks Human Rights Day, and will kick off a...
Getting close to God
By Rabbi Dr. Sanford H. Shudnow
This week’s Torah portion is Vayetze, Genesis 28:10 - 32:3.
Nowhere do we find the God of immanence more than...
The many relationships of Jacob and Esau
By Rabbi Alan Iser
This week’s Torah portion is Toldot, Genesis 25:19 - 28:9.
At the heart of Toldot is the troubled relationship between the twins...
Why did Eliezer change his story?
By Bill Dauster
This week’s Torah portion is Chayei Sarah, Genesis 23:1–25:18.
Does a story gain or lose from retelling? Either way, it probably changes.
The product...
Follow the inner voice
By Rabbi Jennifer Weiner
This week’s Torah portion is Lech Lecha, Genesis 12:1 — 17:27.
Lech Lecha means “to get up and go to yourself.” The...
Why Noah’s ark is not a children’s story
By Rabbi Melanie Aron
This week’s Torah portion is Noach, Genesis 6:9-11:32.
What were we thinking when we told the story of Noah’s ark as a...
