Category: Mishpatim
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Mishpatim 5786: Serious Judaism for a Fragile Society
I am so happy to be here with all of you this morning and I want to begin by thanking the community for the chance to have spent the past two weeks in Israel. I am…
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Mishpatim 5785: Enemies
I want to begin this morning by thanking the congregation for stepping up in such a significant way during the weeks when I was in Israel. Sara has shared with me how impressed she was by…
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Mishpatim 5779: “Peshat, Halakhah, and Torah Study”
Spring is here…well, not quite, but it’s nice to have *only* seasonly frigid weather instead of unseasonably frigid weather. There were some moments this past week that I was quite proud of and wanted to share…
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Mishpatim 5776: “Quality Time vs. Quantity Time”
A humorous email was distributed this past week that compiled a “true dictionary” for the those working in the non-profit sector. Some examples from the email: If you see a job description that says, “Looking for a self-directed…