Devarim (Words)

Like the cursor on my computer screen, I want to hover for a while on the verses in this week’s Torah portion that describe that moment when the Israelites are…

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Krista Harper on her 50th birthday: I’d like to thank the Rabbi for giving me the chance to say a few words about today’s parsha. In a few moments I…

DIVREI TORAH ADULT B’NAI MITZVAH Shabbat Shavuot 5780  * Krista Harper  Reading Parsha Re’eh, one gets a strange sense of déjà vu, as if we have already read these passages…

Shabbat shalom. In this d’var torah, I want to talk to you about the possibility of meaning and gratitude and love in our complex and sometimes frightening world. As we…

Going into my second year of rabbinical school, I was awarded a scholarship to offset my tuition, but it came with a string attached. It was endowed by a congregation…

For my friend Jane, Hannah bat Shlomo, of blessed memory. A few months later, I found, in the cup holder of my car, one of the cheap blue surgical masks…

Shanah Tovah! It is with great gratitude that I stand here in this spot today. As I read today’s Torah reading, wondering what might inspire me for this task, I…

Before I begin, I want to take a moment to acknowledge my parents, Edith and Paul Perman and all of my family, especially my grandfather, Max Perman (Yechiel Mordecai ben…

I’m giving this davar in recognition of my recent birthday and 57th anniversary of my Bar Mitzvah—you can do the math. My first davar 57 years ago is a story in itself.…