Monthly Archives:October 2021
Toward Shabbat: Hayei Sarah
When my grandfather died in the spring of 2003, I was nearly 10,000 miles away. Privileged with an opportunity to travel in Southeast Asia, I ...
Shabbat Hayei Sarah
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- By Jane Potter
Parashat Hayei Sarah begins with the death of Sarah and ends with the death of Abraham, and it is here that for the first time ...
Toward Shabbat: Vayera
The midrash teaches that in her laughter after the birth of Yitzhak, Sarah “increased the light of the luminaries.” Rashi explains that she laughed on ...
D’var Torah: Parashat Lekh Lekha and the Fight for Reproductive Rights
I was a baby when Roe v. Wade was decided. I did not grow up wondering, should I ever need an abortion, whether I could ...
Toward Shabbat: Lekh Lekha
As the children pray, they look intently at us as they try to follow the motions while they sing. “Shema”—we place our hands next to ...
Toward Shabbat: Noah
We don’t hear much of Noah’s worry in this week’s parashah. In fact, he doesn’t say one word from the moment he was chosen to ...
Toward Shabbat: Bereshit
For many years now, I have been quite obsessed with the origins and the story of my family. Before arriving in Argentina in the early ...