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Parshat Hashavua

Parshat Hashavua

Of foxes and forests

I was recently in an area that was severely hit by fire over the last few years. At first, all I could see, all I…
David Lazar
David LazarJuly 29, 2020
Parshat Hashavua

Parshat Mishpatim, 5780

I am sending an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have made ready.…
David Lazar
David LazarFebruary 19, 2020
Parshat Hashavua

Yitro 5780: All Alone

Because we are so familiar with the story of Moses at Sinai, sometimes it’s hard for us to remember that at the top of the…
David Lazar
David LazarFebruary 11, 2020
Parshat Hashavua

Parshat B’shalah 5780

We have now reached the stage in the Exodus narrative of the Israelites actually leaving Egypt. In this Black History Month, I suggest we all…
David Lazar
David LazarFebruary 5, 2020
Parshat Hashavua

Parshat Va’era, 5780 – Miracles Then and Now

With this week’s Torah portion comes the beginning of the Exodus story, including the first seven of the ten plagues. These are presented as an…
David Lazar
David LazarJanuary 21, 2020
Parshat Hashavua

Parshat Sh’mot, 5780 – In Praise of Donkeys

As we return once again to the book of Exodus, we see the Israelites suffering in bondage under Pharaoh and the Egyptians. We are reminded…
David Lazar
David LazarJanuary 14, 2020
Parshat Hashavua

Parshat Vayehi, 5780

Here we are, at the end of the book of Genesis, the book of our ancestral origins. Genesis tells us the very partial stories of…
David Lazar
David LazarJanuary 8, 2020
Parshat Hashavua

Parshat Vayigash, 5780 – In Praise of Tending Sheep

As we near the end of our annual reading of Genesis, with Ya’akov finally getting to see his beloved son Yosef, with the brothers reunited…
David Lazar
David LazarDecember 31, 2019
Parshat Hashavua

Shabbat Hanukah 5780

You may have heard that we have multiple sources to explain why we celebrate Hanukah for eight days. The best known and most popular version,…
David Lazar
David LazarDecember 24, 2019
Parshat Hashavua

Pride and Persecution – Nature or Nurture? Parshat Vayeshev 5780

I've been writing about key words in the last few portions of the Torah. This week I would like to focus upon two key motifs…
David Lazar
David LazarDecember 18, 2019
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      • Shabbat experience with Rabbi Sam Feldman
      • Hannah Senesh Lecture with Scott Miller
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      • Jews Do the Blues – Sept 2022
      • High Holidays 5782 – 2021
      • Desert Blues Concert 2020
      • Interfaith Pre-Inauguration Service 2021
      • Pride Kabbalat Shabbat 2020
      • High Holidays 5781 / 2020
      • Online Shavuot Services
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