Weekly Torah Commentaries

Vayera

Genesis 18:1-22:24

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Text Studies

When You Have To Choose Between Man And God, Choose Man! by Rabbi Menachem Evan-Israel

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

 

Seeing The Ram by Rabbi Neal Joseph Loevinger

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

 

And God Took Note? by Rabbi William Dreskin

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

Commentaries

The Sin of Sodom and its Impact on Creation by Rabbi Yuval Cherlow

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

 

Blessings for All by Evan Wolkenstein

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

 

A Lesson in Hospitality by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky

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

 

Autonomy Vs. Heteronomy In The Covenantal Relationship by Irwin Kula

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

 

Honesty As A Form Of Idolatry by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

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

 

Laughing At Logic by Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz

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

 

Service And Community--In The Desert, Among Strangers by Rabbi Jonathan Spira-Savett

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

 

Balancing the Needs of Home and Community by Rabbi Joshua Heller

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

 

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