Reading Torah Through Grief
Parashat Ha’Azinu: Healing Ourselves
What is God's role in moving through life to death?
Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech: Ethical Wills
Although we might think of the Torah as being about the past, detailing the origins of the cosmos, the planet ...
Parashat Ki Teitzei: Carrying the Burden
We aren’t expected to pull ourselves up without help.
Parashat Matot-Masei: Marking the Miracles
Many of the moments we once took for granted can be appreciated as miracles if we only stop to notice.
Parashat Shoftim: Justice, Death and Uncertainty
Judaism provides for the liminal, confusing period of grief with a series of stages.
Parashat Re’eh: Returning to Routine
Twice in the final verses of Parashat Re’eh, we are commanded to rejoice. And in both cases, the “we’” is ...
Parashat Eikev: 100 Daily Blessings
There is much we can learn from Moses' advice to the Israelites at the edge of the Promised Land.
Parashat Vaetchanan: Prayer and Pleading
Life is not simple, and prayer is more than just pleading.
Parashat Devarim: Anticipatory Grief
This week’s Torah portion, Devarim, is always read on the Shabbat prior to Tisha B’Av, the fast day commemorating the ...
Parashat Pinchas: Transitions and Transmissions
This Torah portion focuses on teachings and transmissions through generations.
Parashat Chukat-Balak: The Importance of Place
Talking about the death and burial of those who came before us can also make it a bit easier to talk about the mortality of those close to us.
Parashat Korach: Running Toward Death
In Parashat Korach, we learn about a rebellion by Korach and 250 other community leaders who accuse Moses and Aaron ...
Parashat Sh’lach: Dreams and Disappointments
What is this generation of Israelites to do in the face of a collective terminal diagnosis?
Parashat Beha’alotcha: Postponed Obligations
In Parashat Beha’alotcha, God tells Moses to instruct the Israelites to offer the Passover sacrifice on the 14th day of ...
Parashat Nasso: Finding Peace
Giving ourselves time to grieve can lead us to a place where we feel God’s blessings.