Claudia, Anat, our student board, and I want to wish all of you a wonderful Passover.
At times such as these, I think it is important that we give pause to be ever so thankful as both Shabbat and Passover...
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Letter from Rabbi Boraz
Dear Asher,
I absolutely agree about condensing [the material that I provided him for preparation] unless you want to devote nearly the full hour – perhaps at least a half hour to forty minutes and that does not seem quite right to me.
Most of the material is to give you...
Guide for the Perplex continued
Dear Everyone,
The Exploring Judaism at Dartmouth group that has been meeting for a few weeks. We have begun a study of one of the most complex works in Jewish philosophy, Mamondies’s “The Guide for the Perplex.”
In this monumental treatise, Maimonides addresses and attempts to reconcile the inherent conflict between philosophy and religion, a...
The Guide for the Perplexed
To everyone,
Hard to believe that we now into the third week of the term.
The challenges never cease. A few students have requested that we engage in a study of “The Guide for the Perplexed” by Moses Maimonides as part of the Tuesday Night study gathering.
So, tonight at 8:00 p.m., we will begin...
Zechariah and Shabbat Hanukkah
Introduction
One of the most important concepts of Hanukah is one of transformation; of impurity טמא to one of טהור, purity. In the prayer, “Amidah” (lit. standing) an insertion was made that stresses the role of God in delivering the הטמאים ביד הטהורים – those who are impure into the hand...
The Mitzvah of Unity
Introduction
This past May, my Rabbi passed away and so I dedicate this sermon to his memory and to his teaching. He taught me many things, but there is one that I would like to share with you this morning.
We live in difficult times. People are suffering and divisiveness abounds....
The Beauty that Surrounds Them – Kol Nidre D’var Torah
Introduction
Kol Nidre, all vows, is about language and its ultimate importance. Kol Nidre forces us to examine our relationship with God and with one another. We know that we have not always carefully chosen our words; nor have we examined our hearts throughout the year. But tonight and throughout...
Yitro
Introduction
When Rachmaninoff wrote his famous Concerto No. 3, he composed two cadenzas for the first movement. One musical passage was filled with the deep and powerful chords that dramatized the major theme. It reaches the mountain tops of composition. The other passage begins quietly and sweetly and builds but far...
Greetings from Israel!
Dear Everyone,
Shortly, I will return to Hanover after a month on Sabbatical that has proved rich and rewarding. I miss everyone and it was with great restraint that I did not write sooner, but I wanted to focus all of my energies to life here in Israel.
I...
Passover Preparations
Dear Everyone,
With Passover rapidly approaching, the Torah provides that one is not to own chametz (those products that have leaven in it; food products that must be kosher for Passover). Each year, as the Rabbi for Dartmouth College Hillel and for the Upper Valley Jewish Community, I enter into a...