by August Adelman | Apr 26, 2023 | Essays
D’var: Parsha Tazria-Metzora – Earth Day: Apr 22/23 I’ve been asked to give a Mini-D’var today so I’ll try and be brief. The first part of the D’var is called The Challenge; which is to try and relate the topic of our parsha, a...
by August Adelman | Feb 27, 2023 | Temple News
Put on your costumes and join Temple Shalom, the WRJCC, and ParkPlay Improv Theatre Group for an interactive murder mystery party! There’s been a murder! Who could be the killer? Was it Haman, Zeresh, Achashverosh, Mordechai, Shaashgaz, or even Esther?...
by August Adelman | Feb 1, 2023 | Essays
Moses is Judaism’s greatest action hero. He stands up to Pharaoh. He sinks the Egyptian chariots. He’s a teacher, a lawgiver, a philosopher, and a leader. My parashah, Shemot, gives us our hero’s origin story. But, if we really pay attention as we read it, we realize...
by August Adelman | Oct 26, 2022 | Essays
If you didn’t get a chance to hear Sam’s d’var for his Bar Mitzvah last week, you can read it below: In the beginning. You’ve probably heard these words before. It’s how my Torah portion, and how the whole Torah, begins. After these words, we...
