What a year 5777 was. Do you remember back, past last November? The presidential election came as such a tremendous surprise to so many that it makes last High Holy Days – only a year ago – seem as if that time belongs to another world. Interestingly enough, if we look farther back, we mayContinue reading “Shabbat Nitzavim-VaYelekh: Looking Back to See Ahead”
Tag Archives: Byron Sherwin
Shabbat Shemot 5776: what do you see in that bush?
One of the useful things about Torah is that every word of the sacred document has been pored over for so many generations, by so many devoted readers, that the commentaries are legion, and a well-worn path of interpretation lies before us as we in our own day consider what insights our Torah might divulge.Continue reading “Shabbat Shemot 5776: what do you see in that bush?”
Moreynu Rabbeynu Byron Sherwin זכרונו לברכה
On Erev Shabbat BaMidbar, my teacher Byron Sherwin became an echo of Eternity. I first met Byron over the phone in 2000. I had heard about doctoral studies at Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies in Chicago and hoped that this would be a way into more spiritual growth. At the time, I felt stymied: an associate Rabbi atContinue reading “Moreynu Rabbeynu Byron Sherwin זכרונו לברכה”
Torah for the 21st Century by Rabbi Ariel Stone 