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  • Shoftim: The most popular D’var Torah this Shabbat

    Transcript Which verse of the Torah will most Divrei Torah on this shabbat be delivered about? My guess is this: “Tzedek, tzedek tirdof,” – “Justice, justice you shall pursue,” which
  • Shoftim: The King of Israel kept his Torah in a surprising place!

    Transcript: If you were blessed to have a Sefer Torah, which room in your house would you keep it in? In Parshat Shoftim (Devarim 17:18), the Torah gives us a
  • Shoftim: We are separate but always together

    Transcript The Jewish people and the Torah are one. We learn this from a verse in the parsha of Shoftim. The Torah says (Devarim 18:13),  “Tamim tihyeh im Hashem Elokeicha.”
  • D’var Torah: Shoftim

    What is the key to continuous good leadership? In Parshat Shoftim, we are told that a king must write a Sefer Torah during the period of his reign. This passage
  • D’var Torah: Parashat Shoftim

    Where is there a mitzvah to wash your hands of something? It appears at the end of parashat Shoftim, and it’s a disturbing scenario: A corpse is out in the
  • D’var Torah: Parashat Shoftim

    In this week’s D’var Torah for Shoftim, the Chief Rabbi explains the importance of sharing good and positive news. Signposts were erected to save lives. We learn this from Parashat
  • D’var Torah: Shoftim

    In his D’var Torah this week, the Chief Rabbi teaches us about the Art of Compromise. Are compromises a good thing? This week’s Parasha of Shoftim tells us ‘Tzedek Tzedek
  • D’var Torah: Parashat Shoftim

    In his D’var Torah this week, the Chief Rabbi shows us an important example of the compassion and empathy of the Jewish psyche, specifically in relation to the actions of
  • Tzav: The beauty of compromise

    Transcript A recipe for disaster: that’s what happens when people always insist on getting their way. In Parshat Tzav, the Torah introduces us to the ‘korban olah’, the burnt offering,
  • D’var Torah: Parashat Re’eh

    In his D’var Torah this week, the Chief Rabbi askes the question: Why should we be like the sand of the sea? Is the Torah speaking directly to me? This