d'var torah

What Is the Torah Portion?

How the Five Books of Moses are divided up into weekly portions.

Highlights of the Shabbat Morning Synagogue Service

The major parts of the Saturday morning service.

Torah Study 101

More than simply a means to learning the content of divinely revealed law, Torah study is an end in itself--according to some, another way of worshipping God.

The D’var Torah as Religious Struggle

The struggle to find personal meaning in words of Torah and to share that message with the community is the essence of Jewish spiritual maturation.