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Naso (Summer 2024 JRC Member D’vrei Torah Series)

June 14th, 2024 D’var by Stan Cohn Shabbat shalom everyone. So, let me give you the scoop upfront. The Torah portion tonight is really all about holiness. Now, some will tell me “That’s Naso!” And I will say – you’re exactly right,...

Parshat Eikev (Summer 2024 JRC Member D’vrei Torah Series)

August 24, 2024 D’var by Vickie Korey The Torah portion for this week, titled Eikev, is the third parsha in Deuteronomy. This portion continues the speech Moses is giving to the People as they prepare to cross the Jordan River into the “promised land.” The...

Parshat Chukat (Summer 2024 JRC Member D’vrei Torah Series)

July 12, 2024 D’var by member Nancy J Katz There is a lot going on in Parsha Chukat. Here is the story in a nutshell: First – the red cow – Adonai gives instructions on how to sacrifice a red cow and use the ashes to purify someone who has encountered a dead...

Bringing Our Whole Selves to JRC

by JRC member Melissa Mizel I’ve been interested in Reconstructionism ever since my twenties, when my Manhattan sister and I used to sneak into the Society for the Advancement of Judaism (Reconstructionism’s first congregation) on High Holidays.  When my husband,...