D'VAR TORAH
Genesis
21:1 – 22:24
Kavvanah for shofar blowing on the High Holidays
Divrei Torah and Torah Study
This page collects sermons, Torah commentary, and other resources related to a particular Torah portion or holiday reading.
Rosh HaShanah
Related Resources
D'VAR TORAH
Genesis
21:1 – 22:24
To love the stranger represents an outrageous leap out of the typical moral economy, in which we do kindnesses and expect to be repaid in kind. In loving the stranger, we transcend self-interest.
D'VAR TORAH
Genesis
12:1-17:27
This provocative Rosh Hashanah sermon draws parallels between Hagar, Sarah's mistreated servant, and today's immigrant workers.
D'VAR TORAH
Genesis
18:1-22:24
Each year, on the second day of Rosh Hashana we discuss the Akeida - the story for the binding and near sacrifice of Isaac. What was the normative interpretation of this text for most of Jewish history? Does this meaning remain relevant today?
D'VAR TORAH
Genesis
21:1 – 22:24
A reflection on the Akeidah—the Binding of Isaac. Has our society really moved past sacrificing our children to contemporary idols?
D'VAR TORAH
Genesis
18:1-22:24
A brief "crowdsourced" text study on the Binding of Isaac. Who was being tested, and how?
