Weekly Torah Commentaries

Sh’mot

Exodus 1:1-6:1

Click here for a summary of Sh’mot.

Text Studies

Birthings And Beginnings by Hannah Graham

Provided by Hillel’s Joseph Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Learning, which creates educational resources for Jewish organizations on college campuses.

 

The Evolving Name Of God by Rabbi Jordan D. Cohen

Provided by KOLEL--The Adult Centre for Liberal Jewish Learning, which is affiliated with Canada's Reform movement.

 

Pharaoh Didn’t Know Joseph And Perhaps We Forgot Him As Well by Rabbi Daniel J. Moskovitz

Provided by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the central body of Reform Judaism in North America.

Commentaries

The Book of Names by Udi Hammerman

Provided by Canfei Nesharim, providing Torah wisdom about the importance of protecting our environment.

 

Our Burmese Sisters by Carol Towarnicky

Provided by American Jewish World Service, pursuing global justice through grassroots change.

 

The Torah’s Accessibility by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky

Provided by the Jewish Outreach Institute, an organization dedicated to creating a more open and welcoming Judaism.

 

Symbolic Names by Ismar Schorsch

Provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary, a Conservative rabbinical seminary and university of Jewish studies.

 

Political And Religious Power by Irwin Kula

Provided by CLAL: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, a multi-denominational think tank and resource center.

 

These Are The Names--Where Is Yours? by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Provided by the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, which ordains Conservative rabbis at the University of Judaism.

 

Becoming A Leader by Rabbi Shimon Felix

Provided by the Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel, a summer seminar in Israel that aims to create a multi-denominational cadre of young Jewish leaders.

 

The Bumpy Road To Redemption by Rabbi Avraham Fischer

Provided by the Orthodox Union, the central coordinating agency for North American Orthodox congregations.

 

The Life Of The Oppressed by Rabbi Joshua Gutoff

Provided by SocialAction.com, an on-line Jewish magazine dedicated to pursuing justice, building community, and repairing the world.

 

Seeing The Broader Picture by Yossi Ziffer

Provided by the UJA-Federation of New York, which cares for those in need, strengthens Jewish peoplehood, and fosters Jewish renaissance.

 

 

Return to the index of weekly Torah portions.