Weekly Torah Commentaries

Haye Sarah

Genesis 23:1-25:18

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Text Studies

Where Was Sarah?

Provided by Hillel’s Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Learning, which creates educational resources for Jewish organizations on college campuses.

 

Being Blessed With Everything by Rabbi Neal Joseph Loevinger

Provided by KOLEL--The Adult Centre for Liberal Jewish Learning, which is affiliated with Canada's Reform movement.

 

A Marriage Made In Heaven? by Rabbi Stephen Cohen

Provided by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the central body of Reform Judaism in North America.

Commentaries

Praying in the Fields by Drew Kaplan

Provided by Canfei Nesharim, providing Torah wisdom about the importance of protecting our environment.

 

Rereading Hagar by Rabbi Dorothy A. Richman

Provided by American Jewish World Service, pursuing global justice through grassroots change.

 

Abraham's Second Wife by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky

Provided by the Jewish Outreach Institute, an organization dedicated to creating a more open and welcoming Judaism.

 

Memories of Mother by Rabbi Lewis Warshauer

Provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary, a Conservative rabbinical seminary and university of Jewish studies.

 

Revering Rebekah by David Kraemer

Provided by CLAL: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, a multi-denominational think tank and resource center.

 

Prayer: Service Of The Heart by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Provided by the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, which ordains Conservative rabbis at the University of Judaism.

 

Sarah’s Legacy by Rabbi Raphael Wizman

Provided by the Orthodox Union, the central coordinating agency for North American Orthodox congregations.

 

Zionism: A Call To Awe And Compassion by Rabbi Justin David

Provided by SocialAction.com, an on-line Jewish magazine dedicated to pursuing justice, building community, and repairing the world.

 

Valuing Kindness by Bernie Kimberg

Provided by the UJA-Federation of New York, which cares for those in need, strengthens Jewish peoplehood, and fosters Jewish renaissance.

 

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