Divrei Torah
Genesis
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Parashat Bereshit
- Starting Again, and Again by Rabbi Ariel Stone, 2012/5773.
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Parashat Noach
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Parashat Lech Lecha
- A Feminist Lens on the Story of Sarah and Hagar by Rabbi Amy Eilberg, 2012/5773.
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Parashat Vayera
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Parashat Chayei Sara
- As Israel Ages, Is It Coming into Its Own? by Rabbi Ken Chasen, 2012/5773.
- The Dead and the Living in Hebron by Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ohman, 2011/5772.
- As Israel Ages, Is It Coming into Its Own? by Rabbi Ken Chasen, 2012/5773.
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Parashat Toldot
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Parashat Vayetzei
- Finding Refuge in Makom by Rabbi Ilyse Glickman, 2012/5773.
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Parashat Vayishlach
- True Teshuva by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, 2011/5772.
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Parashat Vayeshev
- Sermon Ideas for Speaking about Solitary Confinement on Human Rights Shabbat by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, 2012/5773.
- Sermon Ideas for Speaking about Bedouin Rights on Human Rights Shabbat by Ilanit Goldberg, 2012/5773.
- Sermon Ideas for Speaking about Refugees on Human Rights Shabbat by by Joshua Bloom and Rocky Salomon, 2012/5773.
- Sermon Ideas for Speaking about Slavery on Human Rights Shabbat by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, 2012/5773.
- Joseph's Solitary Confinement by Rabbi Corey Helfand, 2012/5773.
- Talking Points on Slavery by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, 2009/5770.
- Sermon Ideas for Speaking about Solitary Confinement on Human Rights Shabbat by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, 2012/5773.
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Parashat Miketz
- Sermon Ideas for Speaking about Solitary Confinement on Human Rights Shabbat by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, 2012/5773.
- Sermon Ideas for Speaking about Refugees on Human Rights Shabbat by Joshua Bloom and Rocky Salomon, 2012/5773.
- Sermon Ideas for Speaking about Slavery on Human Rights Shabbat by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, 2012/5773.
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Parashat Vayigash
- The Stories We Tell and the Stories We Don't by Rabbi Barat Ellman, 2012/5773.
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Parashat Vayechi
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Equal Blessings by Rabbi Laura Geller, 2012/5772.
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Exodus
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Parashat Shemot
- The Never Ending Story by Rabbi Scott Weiner, 2013/5773.
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Parashat Vaera
- Hearing the Cry of Oppression by Rabbi Jarah Greenfield, 2012/5772.
- Welcoming the Stranger by Rabbi Marc Soloway, 2011/5772.
- Closing Guantanamo by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, 2010/5770.
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Parashat Bo
- Three Plagues by Rabbi Pam Frydman 2013/5773.
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Parashat Beshlach
- Reversals on the Path to Freedom by Rabbi Ron Aigen, 2012/5772.
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Parashat Yitro
- Leaping into God's Commandments by Rabbi Mark Levin, 2013/5773.
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Parashat Mishpatim
- Going to the Dogs by Rabbi Ruth Gais, 2012/5772.
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Parashat Terumah
- Planting for a Different Future by Rabbi Jane Kanarek, PhD, 2013/5773.
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Parashat Tetzaveh
- Clothes Make the Man/Woman by Rabbi Judith Edelstein, 2012/5772.
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Parashat Ki Tisa
- African Asylum Seekers' Ascent to Israel by Rabbi Benjamin Adler, 2013/5773.
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Parashat Vayakhel/Pekudei
- Balancing Work and Spiritual Practice by Rabbi Jill Jacobs, 2012/5772.
Leviticus
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Parashat Vayikra
- Answering the Divine Call by Rabbinical Student Shuli Passow, 2013/5773.
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Parashat Tzav
- Al Arakib and the Boudaries of Holiness by Marisa James, T'ruah Rabbinical Student Fellow in Israel, 2012/5772.
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Parashat Shmini
- Making the Leap for Freedom by Rabbi Andrea Goldstein, 2013/5773.
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Parashat Tzaria
- Cleaning House by Rabbi Lester Bronstein, 2012/5772.
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Parashat Metzora
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Parashat Achrei Mot
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Parashat Kedoshim
- It’s Not How We Feel – It’s How We Act by Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman, 2013/5773.
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Parashat Emor
- What Comes After Independence? by Rabbi Arik Ascherman, 2012/5772.
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Parashat Behar
- This Land Was Made for You and Me by Rabbi Yael Ridberg, 2013/5773.
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Parashat Bechukotai
- This Land Was Made for You and Me by Rabbi Yael Ridberg, 2013/5773.
Numbers
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Parashat Bamidbar
- Numbers in Israeli Discourse: From Palestinians, to Bedouin, to Women of the Wall by Rabbinical Student Tamara Cohen, 2013/5773.
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Parashat Nasso
- For There to Be Peace, the Community Must Be Whole by Rabbi Suzanne Singer, 2013/5773.
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Parashat Beha'alotecha
- All the People Are Prophets by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, 2012/5772.
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Parashat Shelach-Lecha
- Torture and Violence Are Not the Answer by Rabbinical Student Abby Cohen, 2010/5770.
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Parashat Korach
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Parashat Chukat
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Parashat Balak
- First Do No Harm: Balaam and the Ethics of Responsibility by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, 2010/5770.
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Parashat Pinchas
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Parashat Matot
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Parashat Masei
Deuteronomy
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Parashat Devarim
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Parashat Vaetchanan
- The 11th Commandment by Hanan Isaacs, 2008/5768.
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Parashat Eikev
- Can We Talk? by Rabbi Jill Jacobs, 2011/5771.
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Parashat Re'eh
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- Do Not Harden Your Heart by Rabbi Wendi Geffen, 2012/5772.
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Parashat Shoftim
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Parashat Ki Teitzei
- To Integrate the Stranger and Honor His Rights by Rabbi Avi Novis-Deutsch, 2012/5772.
- Responding Pastorally in Advance of the 9/11 Anniversary by Rabbi Nancy Weiner, 2011/5771.
- On the 10th Anniversary of 9/11: Some Meditations About War by Rabbi Aryeh Cohen, 2011/5771.
- To Integrate the Stranger and Honor His Rights by Rabbi Avi Novis-Deutsch, 2012/5772.
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Parashat Ki Tavo
- I Command You This Day by Rabbi Barry Leff, 2011/5772.
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Parashat Nitzavim
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Parashat Vayeilech
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Parashat Ha'Azinu
- Better Listening by Rabbi Marc A. Gruber, 2012/5773.
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Parashat Vezot HaBerakhah
Holidays
Rosh Hashanah
- The Future of Judaism by Rabbi Charles Feinberg, 2012/5773.
- Don't Go Into Hiding by Rabbi Ari Saks, 2012/5773.
- Cast Out in the Be'ersheva Desert: Hagar, Ishmael, and the Bedouin of the Negev by Rabbi Joyce Galaski, 2011/5772.
- Call Me, Ishmael by Rabbi Burton L. Vistotsky, 2011/5772.
- On Power, Hope, and Change by Rabbi Barbara Penzner, 2011/5772.
- Justice and Respect in Israel by Rabbi Robert Dobrusin, 2010/5771.
- The Call of the Shofar by Rabbi Charles Feinberg, 2009/5770.
- In the Image of God: Tzelem Elokeem by Rabbi Charles Feinberg, 2008/5769.
- A Rosh Hashanah Sermon on Slavery by Rabbi David Stern, 2008/5769.
- Falling in Love Again With Israel by Rabbi Ellen Lippmann, 2008/5769.
- Call of the Shofar by Rabbi Ed Feld, 2007/5768.
- Hide and Seek by Rabbi Rachel Goldenberg, 2005/5766.
Yom Kippur
- Yom Kippur Sermon on Sex Trafficking by Rabbi Aaron Fine, 2011/5772.
- Talking Points on Slavery and Human Trafficking by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, 2010/5770.
- Talking Points on Indefinite and Arbitrary Detention by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, 2010/5770.
- These Things I Remember and I Pour My Heart Out by Rabbi Ellen Lippmann, 2005/5766.
- Jonah & Elah Ezkarah: A Yom Kippur Sermon on Empathy and Compassion by Rabbi Ed Feld.
Sukkot
- Sukkot Without a Guilty Conscience by Rabbi Jill Jacobs, 2011/5772.
- Sukkot and Our Bedouin Problem: Moveable Booths, Dreams of Going Home by Rabbi Joey Wolf, 2010/5771.
Chanukah
- Sermon Ideas for Speaking about Jerusalem on Human Rights Shabbat by Ilanit Goldberg for Haftarah Shabbat Chanukah, 2012/5773.
- Sermon Ideas for Speaking about Slavery on Human Rights Shabbat by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, 2012/5773.
- Zealotry: A Religious Stance? by Rabbi Jill Jacobs, 2011/5772.
Tu B'Shvat
- Trees Are Precious by Rabbi Paula Marcus, 2010/5770.
- Planting for the Future in Israel by Rabbi Paula Marcus, 2010/5770.
Purim
- Shabbat Zachor by Rabbi Ed Feld, 2009/5769.
Pesach
- My Trip to Immokalee, by Rabbi Louis Rieser, 2013/5773.
- Making the Leap for Freedom by Rabbi Andrea Goldstein, 2013/5773.
- Why Don't We End Pesach With a Seder? by Rabbi Jill Jacobs, 2012/5772.
Shavuot
- Getting Torah Right Is All About Human Rights by Rabbi Joey Wolf, 2012/5772.
- D'var Torah for Shavuot and Torture Awareness Month by Rabbi Aryeh Cohen, 2011/5771.
Tisha B'Av
- Poetry of Protest: What Kind of Action Can Tisha B’Av Inspire? By Rabbi Aubrey L. Glazer, Ph.D, 2012/5772
- From Mourning to Celebration: Celebrating Hope in Impossible Conditions by Rabbi Jill Jacobs, 2010/5770.
Human Rights Shabbat
- Forgiveness Beyond Borders by Rabbi Alana Suskin, 2011/5772.
- Who is Wise, Powerful, Wealthy, and Honored? by David Spinrad, 2011/5772.
- Jerusalem's Many Faces by Marisa James, 2011/5772.
- The Necessity of K'Vod Habriot in an Age of Terror by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, 2011/5772.
- The Pain of Projection: Understanding Islamophobia While in Arabia by Rabbi Simkha Weintraub, 2011/5772.
- Modern Slavery and the Jewish Commitment to Human Dignity by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, 2010/5771.
- Reflects On Her Trip To Israel With RHR-NA by Rabbi Debora Gordon, 2010/5771.
- Human Rights Vs. Human Obligations by Rabbi Barry (Baruch) Leff, 2010/5771.
- Indefinite Detention and Jewish Sources on Justice by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, 2010/5771.
- Continuing to Talk About U.S.-Sponsored Torture by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, 2009/5770.
- Human Dignity by Rabbi Art Green, 2007/5768.
Miscellaneous
- Healing Speech: A Teaching About Jewish-Muslim Solidarity for the 9/11 Anniversary by Rabbi Nancy Fuchs, 2011/5771.
- Responding Pastorally in Advance of the 9/11 Anniversary: Reflections and Guidance by Rabbi Nancy Weiner, 2011/5771.
- On the 10th Anniversary of 9/11: Some Meditations About War (accompanied by a text study) by Rabbi Aryeh Cohen, 2011/5771.
- Labor Day: A Jewish Holiday by Rabbi Aaron Levy, 2011/5771.
- Slavery Then and Now by Rabbi Gordon Tucker, 2009/5769.
- Waterboarding and K'Vod Habriot A Senior Sermon by Rabbi Ari Rosenberg, 2008/5768.
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