DVAR TORAH

Sermon: Parashat R’eih —Choosing Your Mountain

R'eih. See. That single word — a command, really — opens this week's parashah. Not "hear," not "consider," not "reflect ...

East of the River: When Staying Behind Becomes a Sacred Act

Parashat Matot-MaaseiJuly 10, 2026 CBI - Boca Raton No matter how many times I have read a portion, studied some ...

Don’t Let Yesterday Eat Your Tomorrow Parashat Eikev

I believe that every Jewish community is looking for a reason to celebrate. I mean, just look at the B’nai ...

The Upright Bowed Low: Parashat Vaetchan

Parashat Vaetchanan: The Fewest of All PeoplesJuly 25 There's a verse in this week's parasha that seems to make no ...

Shabbat Nachamu: We Will Dance Again

Video D’var for B’nai Israel, Boca Raton Shabbat Shalom. This Shabbat has a name of its own: Shabbat Nachamu, the ...

Come, Let Us Reason Together – Shabbat Hazon

A Sermon for Shabbat Hazon — Isaiah 1:18 July 18, 2026 - CBI Boca "Come now, let us reason together," says ...

Parashat Matot-Masei: The Places That Made Us

Congregation B'nai Israel - July 11, 2026 Often when someone is choosing which passage to read in Torah, there is ...

MOSES IS SPEAKING – DVARIM

We open the Book of Devarim — Deuteronomy — this week, and we find Moses doing something extraordinary. He is ...

ON LEAVING GAINESVILLE 2026

They say that when someone speaks their last words, these are always the words that people pay attention to. Moses’ ...

The Long Way Home: Parashat Naso

In a way, this is the most well-known Naso is the most well-known Torah portion.  In fact, we quote it ...