by Steve | 25 Nov 2011 – 29 Heshvan 5772 | Adult Education, Drashot, Learning
Parashat Hashavua for Toledot Rabbi Stanton Zamek The United Jewish Congregation of Hong Kong Compared to either Abraham or to Jacob, Isaac – the sandwich generation patriarch – is a pallid and passive character. His meek submission in the …
by Steve | 14 Nov 2011 – 18 Heshvan 5772 | Adult Education, Drashot, Learning
Drash on Parashat Vayera Rabbi Orna Triguboff Emanuel Synagogue, Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia This week’s Torah reading reminds us of two key principles in Judaism that can help us enjoy a meaningful life: welcoming strangers and taking resp…
by Steve | 14 Nov 2011 – 18 Heshvan 5772 | Adult Education, Drashot, Learning
Drash on Parashat Chayei Sarah Rabbi Richard G Lampert Rabbi Emeritus, North Shore Temple Emanuel Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia Ah, B’reishit/Genesis! It’s so good to get back to you after all these months! Why? Because it, unlike any other…
by Steve | 7 Nov 2011 – 11 Heshvan 5772 | Adult Education, Drashot, Learning
Drash on Parashat Lech Lecha Rabbi Jeffrey B Kamins Emanuel Synagogue, Woollahra, NSW, Australia Lech lecha – go, go for yourself, go into your self – the Hebrew can be understood in so many ways, but as we read this parasha and what unfolds from i…
by Steve | 26 Oct 2011 – 29 Tishri 5772 | Adult Education, Drashot, Learning
Drash on Parashat Noach Rabbi Jacqueline Ninio Emanuel Synagogue, Woollahra, NSW, Australia At the end of this week’s parasha we have a story which is nine verses long yet it looms large in the minds of those who are familiar with the stories of the …