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 LazarJuly 29, 2020
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 LazarFebruary 11, 2020
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 LazarFebruary 5, 2020
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 LazarJanuary 21, 2020
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 LazarJanuary 14, 2020
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 LazarJanuary 8, 2020
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 LazarDecember 31, 2019
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 LazarDecember 24, 2019
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 LazarDecember 18, 2019
