Messages from August 2022

Rabbi O’s Weekly Parsha: Re’eh (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17)

August 26, 2022
Deuteronomy
Re'eh

The tragic recent death of a community member dear to us all has been a source of pain for our community. We mourn with Marty’s family and due to a number of people asking for the notes of the Rabbi’s eulogy, we have included it after the weekly dvar Torah. Rabbi O’s Weekly Parsha: Re’eh (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17) […]

Rabbi O’s Weekly Parsha: Eikev (Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 )Bless for Success

August 19, 2022
Deuteronomy
Eikev

When playing basketball, you better be aware of the coach’s existence because it affects the way you conduct yourself at practice and at the game—even off season. If you get involved in an activity the coach frowns upon, it might jeopardize your chance of being successful on the team. The same is true of being […]

Rabbi O’s Weekly Parsha: V’eschanan (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11)400 Barrels of Spoiled Wine

August 12, 2022
Deuteronomy
Vaetchanan

For which is a great nation that has a G-d Who is close to it, as is our G-d in all our calling to Him (Deut. 4:7).Is prayer only for big things? No, it’s for everything. The Talmud (Brachot 5b) relates the following incident. Rav Huna had 400 barrels of wine that spoiled. His colleagues told him to […]

Rabbi O’s Weekly Parsha: Devarim (Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22)Emotions are Indicators, not Dictators

August 5, 2022
Deuteronomy
Devarim

The Parsha contains Moses’ parting words said during the last five weeks of his life and begins with giving rebuke to the nation.The Jews of that generation made a number of poor choices, decisions that affected their future as well as the future of all Jews succeeding them. Moses’ approach was not to reprimand explicitly, […]