Vayetzei – Snap Judgements
December 6th, 2008Rabbi David Wolpe uses the examples of the complex relationships in the patriarch Jacob’s life to illustrate how people change and how we must always reevaluate others in our lives.
Tol’dolt – The Message of Mumbai
November 29th, 2008Rabbi David Wolpe uses the example of the terrorist attacks committed by religious extremists in Mumbai, India during Thanksgiving weekend in 2008 to express the importance of religious tolerance and the dangers of hatred and antisemitism.
Hayyei Sarah – Loss and Love
November 22nd, 2008Why did Abraham buy the burial plot for his wife, Sarah, after God already gave him the entire Land of Israel? Rabbi David Wolpe explains that Abraham loved Sarah so much that he felt obligated to buy the plot himself rather than to give her something he was already given by God.
Parashat Vayera – To Raise A Jewish Child
November 15th, 2008Rabbi David Wolpe links the Akedah, the biblical story of the binding of Isaac, to the turbulent relationships parents have with their children. Raising children with Jewish values is good for both children and their parents.
Lekh Lekha – The Election of Barack Obama: A Jewish Response
November 8th, 2008Rabbi David Wolpe discusses how all Americans, and especially Jewish Americans, ought to be moved by the election of Barack Obama as president of the United States, regardless of their politics.
Lekh Lekha – The Election of Barack Obama: A Jewish Response [16:54m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadHa’zinu – In Favor of Transgressing
October 11th, 2008Rabbi David Wolpe discusses the meaning of “transgression” and its relationship to Sukkot.
