Torat haAdam - Sedra Sermons from SAMS St. Albans Masorti Synagogue, Adam Zagoria-Moffet

We look at the famous story of Haftarat Miketz, rarely read due to the calendar, of Solomon and the two prostitutes and consider what wisdom might mean in the modern world.

A look at Chapter 18 of Genesis, how it is interpreted by Maimonides – and what all this has to do with Alice in Wonderland

As we start a new year of the Torah cycle and are simultaneously reeling from the horrific attacks on Israel only a week ago – a reflection on how the myths and Midrashim of Bereshit can help us to learn how to start over, once again.

Do you believe in ghosts? Even if you might not personally, belief in the supernatural is on the rise – yet belief in God seems to be dwindling. Why is it that we're happier to subscribe to the notion of Bloody Mary more than that of the Almighty?!

The scapegoat of Yom Kippur fame doesn't seem to do a lot of 'scaping! How can we understand the goat as a psychological analogy for Teshuvah – and what better things can we do with our proverbial goats than either release them or kill them? Maybe the answer is – goat yoga.

Must we repent for our thoughts as well as our deeds? How can we understand the role of intrusive thoughts, and thoughts in general, on Yom Kippur and in the process of Teshvuah?