Making Sense of the Covenant—How It Shows Up in Our Own Lives
By Rabbi Nathan Kamesar This past shabbat we studied Lekh Lekhah, the third parashah (portion) in the entire Torah, the portion in which the scene shifts from the universal—think Adam and Eve, and Noah and his family, representing all of humanity—to the particular: God’s relationship with Abraham and Sara (initially named Abram and Sarai), the foremost ancestors of […]
Finding the Sacred Invitations within the Mistakes — a Teaching by our Bat Mitzvah
By Rabbi Nathan Kamesar Returning to our practice of reflecting back on the Torah offered at this past week’s Shabbat services, we’re fortunate to be able to share the Torah offered by this past week’s Bat Mitzvah celebrant, Clara. Clara’s Torah portion was Noah, that foundational story that articulates the ebb and flow of humanity, […]