Found In Translation: Weekly Divrei Torah and Sermons from the BJ Rabbis and Guest Teachers

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Subscribe for weekly postings of the D’var Torah from this past Shabbat from BJ rabbis and guest teachers, offering fresh insights and timeless wisdom drawn from the weekly Torah portion. Episodes are posted on Mondays.

  1. 6D AGO

    Parashat Shemot | Rabbi Felicia Sol | January 10, 2026

    Rabbi Felicia Sol reflected on the challenge of living through a time marked by rage, despair, and moral uncertainty. She asks us to consider how we might deepen our understanding of redemption seeing it not as a reward for suffering, but as a call to renewed moral responsibility.

    23 min

  2. 6D AGO

    Kabbalat Shabbat Kavannah | Rabbi Becca Weintraub | January 9, 2026

    Found In Translation: Weekly Divrei Torah and Sermons from the BJ Rabbis and Guest Teachers

    8 min

  3. JAN 5

    Parashat Vayigash | Rabbinic Fellow Iliana Brodsky | December 27, 2025

    Found In Translation: Weekly Divrei Torah and Sermons from the BJ Rabbis and Guest Teachers

    12 min

  4. JAN 5

    Kabbalat Shabbat Kavannah | Rabbi Roly Matalon| December 26, 2025

    Found In Translation: Weekly Divrei Torah and Sermons from the BJ Rabbis and Guest Teachers

    9 min

  5. JAN 5

    Kabbalat Shabbat Kavannah | Rabbi Felicia Sol | January 2, 2026

    Found In Translation: Weekly Divrei Torah and Sermons from the BJ Rabbis and Guest Teachers

    5 min

  6. JAN 5

    Parashat Vayehi | Rabbi Roly Matalon | January 3, 2026

    We live in a moment that mirrors Yosef’s contradiction: a time in which we are both vulnerable and powerful, both threatened and influential, both capable of grace and capable of harm. We know about pits, betrayal, exile, suffering, and survival. We know that antisemitism is alive and on the rise. And we also know what Jewish power and rage can do. We know what it means to be part of systems that determine who lives and who suffers.

    15 min

  7. 12/22/2025

    Parashat Miketz | Rabbi Sarit Horwitz | December 20, 2025

    In this sermon, former BJ Senior Rabbinic Fellow and current Director of Rabbinic Leadership Programs at the Shalom Hartman Institute, Rabbi Sarit Horwitz explores hunger, brokenness, and hope in Parashat Miketz, showing how physical and spiritual longing are deeply intertwined—and how hope can emerge even when we feel utterly shattered.

    17 min

  8. 12/16/2025

    Parashat Vayeshev | Rabbi Becca Weintraub | December 13, 2025

    As we kindle our menorahs this year, Rabbi Becca Weintraub reminds us that even in the depths of despair -- whether that is Joseph in the pit or the Beautiful Six in captivity in Hamas tunnels -- sacred light still has the power to shine.

    15 min
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