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Barry Gelman
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Listen here for relevant, insightful and provocative takes on the weekly Parsha from Rabbi Barry Gelman.

  1. 05/27/2022

    Get To Work - Bechukotai 2022

    What do we do when the work is hard? What does God expect of us when faced with a challenge. The point is that it is the effort that matters when it comes to doing God’s will. We never really know if we will succeed in any endeavor - but that does not free us from the obligation to toil in it. I was thinking about this approach in the wake of the awful tragedy in Uvalde, Texas this week. Full Text

  2. 05/12/2022

    What Really Matters - Emor

    I dedicate this Dvar Torah to my father, Martin Gelman ob”m who always “showed up” and had a knack for knowing what was really important. Judaism focuses particularly on the everyday, the common, regular, mundane activities which comprise the bulk of our lives.” Full Text

  3. 04/29/2022

    Stay Curious My Friends - Acharei Mot

    Why is there no mention of Yom Kippur in the Neviim? How did Yom Kippur become so popular? What is the root of human curiosity?

  4. 04/15/2022

    Carrying The World In Our Heart

    Celebrating Pesach During The War In Ukraine Full Text Link to original article by Rabbi Weinberg

  5. 04/01/2022

    Interconnectedness

    How we learn interconnectedness from the leper. How far does our responsibility for each other go? Full Text

  6. 03/25/2022

    To Die In The Exercise Of Your Passion - Shmini

    What does it mean to be totally committed to an ideal? Did Nadav and Avihu sin? A few midrashim have a different take. Full text...plus a bonus idea at the end.

  7. 03/21/2022

    A Torah of Kindness - (Tzav)

    Why people lose faith? How to help people find it again...but what if they don't? Full text

  8. 03/11/2022

    God's Favorite Food

    What is God's favorite food? Seems like a strange question, but some verses in the Torah seem to hint at what flavors God likes best. Link to text

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