Seventh Day Pesach: Quotes about Slavery/Freedom and a Painting (A community study and d’var Torah led by Rabbi J.B. Sacks on April 12, 2023) On the first morning of Pesach, we took time to discuss quotes about slavery and freedom, and how they might resonate with us. Please refer to your handout. Then we focused […]
Shabbat Chol HaMoed Pesach: Freedom–Use It Or Lose It (A d’var Torah delivered by Student Rabbi Maayan Lev on April 8, 2023) On this third day of Pesach,we continue to celebrate how we went ,מִעַבְדוּת לְחֵרוּת from slavery to freedom. As we read in the Haggadah on seder night from Deuteronomy 26: וַיּוֹצִאֵנוּ יְהֹוָה מִמִּצְרַיִם […]
PESACH, Day 1: QUOTES about SLAVERY and FREEDOM (A community discussion led by Rabbi J.B. Sacks on April 6, 2023) [NOTE: We took time together to ponder quotes about slavery and freedom to better think through all the ways that both are experienced in the world–physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Today we’ll focus on page 1 […]
Parashat B’midbar Sinai: Is the United States, “All For One” or “None For All,” and, if the Latter, Do We Deserve to be a Country? (delivered by Rabbi Sacks on Friday, June 3, 2022) When Shabbat ends tomorrow night, we begin a very special celebration in the Jewish world, the birthday of the Torah, Shavuot. […]