Sermon: Parashat R’eih —Choosing Your Mountain
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Congregation B'nai Israel - July 11, 2026 Often when someone is choosing which passage to read in Torah, there is ...
MOSES IS SPEAKING – DVARIM
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We open the Book of Devarim — Deuteronomy — this week, and we find Moses doing something extraordinary. He is ...
ON LEAVING GAINESVILLE 2026
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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
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In a way, this is the most well-known Naso is the most well-known Torah portion. In fact, we quote it ...