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Who Has Lived? – Va-yehi 5781

December 27, 2020 0 Comment
Often the difference between great writing and good writing is word choice. Using just the right word can make the …

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  • D'var Torah , Genesis

What Can We Expect from Our Children? – Va-yigash 5781

December 20, 2020 0 Comment
When the ten brothers return to Canaan from Egypt they drop a bombshell. For Jacob who had long thought that …

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  • D'var Torah , Genesis

Reciprocal Kindness – Mikketz 5781

December 13, 2020 0 Comment
A very cunning Joseph devises a plan that will result in bringing his younger brother and his aging father to …

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  • D'var Torah , Genesis

Looking for Relationships – Va-yeshev 5781

December 06, 2020 0 Comment
Joseph is perplexed. His father, Jacob, sent him on an assignment to check on the whereabouts of his brothers and …

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  • D'var Torah , Genesis

A Proud Name – Va-yishlah 5781

November 29, 2020 0 Comment
Names are identifiers. Concealing a name gains a measure of security. Revealing a name is a measure of pride. Two …

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  • D'var Torah , Deuteronomy , Genesis

Joseph: The Diaspora Jew – Toldot 5781

November 15, 2020 0 Comment
Meir Weiss has built a career on understanding the Bible as literature. His breakthrough book entitled The Bible From Within …

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  • D'var Torah , Genesis

Civility – Hayye Sarah 5781

November 08, 2020 0 Comment
As much as Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehudah Berlin of Volozhin (1816-1893) was ensconced in what today would be called the …

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  • D'var Torah , Genesis

Say Little, Do Much – Va-yera 5681

November 01, 2020 0 Comment
Politicians are big talkers, making many grandiose promises often with neither the intent nor the ability to fulfill them. Though …

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  • D'var Torah , Genesis

A Wellspring of Pride – Lekh Lekha 5781

October 25, 2020 0 Comment
In the same verse that God promises Abram that he will be made into a great nation God also commands …

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  • D'var Torah , Genesis

Philistines and Palestinians – Noah 5781

October 18, 2020 0 Comment
The earliest chapters of the book of Genesis are devoted to origins: the origin of the universe, the origins of …

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RABBI WAYNE ALLEN

After being graduated from New York University with a B.A. in philosophy and Phi Beta Kappa, Rabbi Allen attended the Jewish Theological Seminary of America where he earned a Masters degree in Rabbinics and went on to receive rabbinic ordination. He has served as a congregational rabbi for almost 34 years, taking on postings in New York City, Los Angeles, and Toronto.

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