Category: Nitzavim
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Nitzavim-Vayeilech 5783: “Today”
When David Ben Gurion made his first state visit to the United States as prime minister of Israel he gave a speech about the power of Jewish memory. How many Americans, he asked, know what day…
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Nitzavim 5782: “This Day”
A week or so ago I helped Akiva and Hillel complete a homework assignment for their 9th grade Talmud class. Their assignment was to prepare a selection from the commentary of Tosafot to the chapter of…
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Nitzavim 5781: “We are Enough”
Our daughter recently told Sara, while they were learning Humash together a few nights ago, “Moshe is so much better than Abraham and everyone else. They’re all just like: “Yes, God, okay.” Moshe has a life.”…
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Nitzavim 5779: “Proof of Concept”
I have an annual change in diet between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The asseret yamei teshuvah, the ten days of repentance, for me, are ten days to wean myself off caffeine before Yom Kippur. The…
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Nitzavim 5778: “Why Courage Matters”
In 1970, David Ifshin was president of the National Student Association and an activist in the movement to end United States involvement in the Vietnam War. In one of the most controversial and extreme actions undertaken by opponents…
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Nitzavim 5776: “40 Years”
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Netanyahu convened his cabinet and made the observation that it was the first time ever that the cabinet of Israel had met without Shimon Peres. As the last surviving founding father of…
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Nitzavim-Vayeilech 5773: “Leadership Priorities”
It has been very encouraging to read the list each week of new members who have made the step of joining our community. There is an exciting dynamic in this shul because so many of you…
Rabbi David Wolkenfeld 