DVAR TORAH

PARSHAT EKEIV - GAINESVILLE One of the interesting ways of reading the Bible is trying to figure out the meanings ...

Parashat Vaetchanan - Gainesville Some years ago, a colleague of Stella’s did something totally human: she tripped at her front ...

Parashat Devarim - Gainesville Let’s go back to near the book of Numbers and play a little Columbo episode. Remember ...

Parashat Mattot-Maseh 2025Rabbi Cy Stanway - Shir Shalom - Gainesville Florida Mattot: Let them Eat Brioche is not a NegotiationJuly ...

Rabbi Cy StanwayShir Shalom - GainesvilleJuly 11, 2025 There is an old saying that what makes God laugh is seeing ...

No More Hiding... GAINESVILLE - JULY 4 2025 When I was at camp many years ago, one of the standard ...

Dvar for June 25 Korach The Torah portion this week is one of the most confusing in the entire Torah.  Its ...

As you may know, I try to find Jewish content and Jewish meaning in everything.  There always seems to be ...

Yom Kippur Morning 2023 Rabbi Cy Stanway I want to share a true story[1] with you:  In 1975, in Cologne, Germany, ...

Erev Yom Kippur Erev Yom Kippur 2023Rabbi Cy Stanway I love playing around with words and expressions. There is always ...