The Torah of Esau
In Parashat Toldot, many focus on the lessons we can learn from Jacob. But this senior sermon from JTS teaches the Torah of Esau.
Jacob Kaplan Lipkin
In Parashat Toldot, many focus on the lessons we can learn from Jacob. But this senior sermon from JTS teaches the Torah of Esau.
This senior sermon explores the sanctuary space that the Israelites make for themselves and for God while in the dessert.
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In evaluating Parashat Hayyei Sarah, Rachel Cohn evaluates the echoes of legacies and how past lives continue living.
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There is a story told about Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk, the fiery Kotzker Rebbe. A student once came to him, restless and uncertain. “Rebbe,”
Originally given as a senior sermon at JTS. My whole life, I’ve loved to tell the story of who I am and the family I
In her senior rabbinical school sermon for JTS, Sarah Rockford explores Parashat Bereishit and how creatures emulate God.