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Josh Scharff
Dec 1, 20235 min read
Parashat VaYishlach - For the Hostages
This week, like many of you I am sure, I have been glued to the screen and to social media during the hours and minutes leading up to...
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Josh Scharff
Nov 25, 20233 min read
Parashat VaYetzei - Seeing Holiness Everywhere
In this week’s Torah portion, VaYetzei, Jacob sets out from his home. Forced to flee the wrath of his older brother after usurping his...
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Josh Scharff
Nov 17, 20235 min read
Toldot - Pride in the Face of the Wicked
In Parashat Toldot, the Genesis narrative shifts from the second to the third generation of our forefathers. The portion opens with...
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Josh Scharff
Nov 10, 20234 min read
The Wisdom of Isaac
Isaac is often overlooked in the pantheon of our Avot v’Imahot, our foremothers and fathers. He is sandwiched between his father,...
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Josh Scharff
Nov 3, 20233 min read
Abraham and the Lesson of Compassion
In Parashat Veyera, God is faced with a dilemma: should he share with Abraham, his appointed prophet who will pass his word down through...
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Josh Scharff
Oct 28, 20234 min read
Abraham and the Eternal Ivri'im
Lech Lecha - go, get up and leave all that is known to you, your home, your land and go to the place that I will show you. With these...
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Josh Scharff
Oct 20, 20236 min read
Noah and Considering Your Sources
Noah is tasked with a heartbreaking assignment. He knows very well that everything and everyone around him will be destroyed and will...
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Josh Scharff
Oct 16, 20235 min read
Six Days and Everything Has Changed
What the past days of fighting have broken, both physically and conceptually. This past week we read Parashat B’reshit, the first portion...
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