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1. Serving God in Gladness DT Eron Ki Tavo

   It’s hard to believe that in a few weeks we will be begin the fall holidays with the celebration of Rosh Ha-Shanah, the Jewish New Year. While we often think of this season as a time of solemn observance to be approached with awe and reverence, the High Holy Days are truly festive days, as well. On these holidays, we celebrate God’s presence in our lives and the opportunity that presence offers us to be better people. 
   

   https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/serving-god-gladness

   Posted on: 2017/09/01 - 10:14am

2. First Fruits - DT Ki Tavo

   This week’s parasha, Ki Tavo, includes within it a description of the intricate ritual the people were to engage in once settled in the Land of Israel. Moses commands them to place in a basket the first fruits of their harvest and to present them to the priests at the Temple. While doing so they are to recite a formula recalling they were slaves in Egypt, liberated by God, and given the land whose first fruits they now enjoy.

   https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/first-fruits

   Posted on: 2017/09/01 - 10:12am

3. Consequences - DT Ki Tavo

   When it comes to parenting, I confess to being a slow learner. I should know by know that my almost-seven year old does not respond well, in general, to declarations of causality. Despite this general self-awareness, whether due to stubbornness on my part or just plain fatigue, I still find them tumbling out of my mouth.
   

   https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/consequences

   Posted on: 2012/06/11 - 12:00am

4. Ownership and Return DT Ki Tetzey Pik-Nathan

   This week’s parashah, Ki Tetzey, contains the greatest number of mitzvot/commandments of any Torah portion. The 72 mitzvot found in the parashah focus on everything from the treatment of captives, defiant children, lost animals and the poor through laws of inheritance, weights and fair weights and measures. This amalgam of mitzvot may seem random at times, yet there is a guiding principle that reminds us not to be indifferent to other people and the world around us.
   

   https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/ownership-and-return

   Posted on: 2017/08/17 - 1:23pm

5. Returning Lost Objects - DT Ki Tetzey SCR

   When we are lucky, there are unexpected moments in life that suddenly present us with the opportunity to find out who we really are. I recall one such moment during my time as a rabbi in the Los Angeles area. It involved then-22-year-old Ascension Franco Gonzales, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who came to this country from Hidalgo with one goal in mind: to send back enough money to build a two-story cinder-block house for his parents.

   https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/out-sight-not-out-mind

   Posted on: 2017/08/17 - 1:12pm

6. Justice, Justice - DT Shoftim Kligler

   This week’s Parsha, Shoftim, begins with this famous declaration:

   Tzedek, tzedek tirdof / צֶ֥דֶק צֶ֖דֶק תִּרְדֹּ֑ף 

   Justice, justice thou shalt pursue.

   Deuteronomy 16:20

   This is one of the central declarations of the Torah, echoed in many other instructions. For example:

   https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/justice-justice

   Posted on: 2017/08/17 - 11:59am

7. It Just Isn't So! DT Eron Ki Tetzey

   There comes a point in the life of all faithful Jews when we face the fact that what the Torah says, just isn’t so. This does not occur when we see the differences between the ancient understanding of the origins and structures of the physical world and contemporary scientific knowledge. The Torah is not a science text book, but uses the knowledge of its time to illustrate the various ways in which God, the Creator, interacts with creation.

   https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/it-just-isnt-so

   Posted on: 2017/08/17 - 1:15pm

8. Melekh Ha-Olem DT Shoftim Eron

   Each time we pronounce a blessing, we are making a political statement. Within the introduction to every blessing are the words which declare that our Eternal God is melekh ha-olam, Sovereign of the Universe. Every time we express our gratitude for the opportunities and experiences life offers us, we also affirm our loyalty to God as our sovereign and acknowledge our citizenship in the Divine One’s dominion. In Hebrew this is called kabbalat ol malchut shamayim, accepting the yoke of the kingdom of heaven. 
   

   https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/melekh-ha-olam-sovereign-all

   Posted on: 2017/08/17 - 11:44am

9. Be Happy! DT Re'eh Mendelssohn

   “Remember the month of Aviv and keep the Passover…”. In Parashat Re’eh we are given a description of the three major pilgrim festivals, Pesakh, Shavuot, and Sukkot. These are the Ḥagim. “Ḥag” is a cognate of the Arabic word word “Haj”. Just as Haj to Mecca is a requirement for the Muslem (if one can afford it), so is the Ḥag to Jerusalem if one is a Jew. 
   

   https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/be-happy

   Posted on: 2017/08/11 - 2:39pm

10. Open Your Hand DT Re'eh Kligler

    Pato’ach tiftach et yadcha l’achicha, l’aniyecha u’le’evyoncha b’artzecha

    כִּ֛י לֹא־יֶחְדַּ֥ל אֶבְי֖וֹן מִקֶּ֣רֶב הָאָ֑רֶץ עַל־כֵּ֞ן אָנֹכִ֤י מְצַוְּךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר פָּ֠תֹחַ תִּפְתַּ֨ח אֶת־יָדְךָ֜ לְאָחִ֧יךָ לַעֲנִיֶּ֛ךָ וּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ֖ בְּאַרְצֶֽךָ׃

    You must open, open your hand to the poor and to the needy in your land. (Deuteronomy 15:11)

    https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/open-your-hand

    Posted on: 2017/08/11 - 2:24pm

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