by Josh Warshawsky | Mar 30, 2023 | Divrei Torah
Tzav 5783 – Mah Nishtanah Today I was working with some students at my day school (Solomon Schechter of Metropolitan Chicago) to prepare for our annual chidon haTanach (Bible contest) which will take place in a few weeks. We went around the room and every...
by Josh Warshawsky | Mar 24, 2023 | Divrei Torah
Vayikra 5783 – El Baruch The entire universe is made up of letters. Every creation, every living thing, contains H’s and C’s and O’s (H2O, CO2, etc.) in myriads of formations that make each one of us unique but at the same time connect us to every other living...
by Josh Warshawsky | Mar 14, 2023 | Divrei Torah
Vayakhel/Pekudei 5783 – Ki Tzarich There is a famous teaching of Reb Simcha Bunim that states, “Each person must walk through the world with two pieces of paper in their pockets. In one pocket, a note with the words, “The whole world was created for me,” and in...
by Josh Warshawsky | Mar 9, 2023 | Divrei Torah
Ki Tisa 5783 – Anim Zemirot Every day, the words we read and pray in the siddur remain the same, but the person who arrives at that moment of prayer is different, bringing with them new experiences, memories, and emotions. So sometimes, if we continue to come...
by Josh Warshawsky | Feb 28, 2023 | Divrei Torah
Tetzaveh 5783 – Shuvah What do your clothes say about you? Clothing and fashion have been a language and a representation of culture for hundreds of years. The type of dress we choose to wear looks very different in communities all over, and varies depending on...
by Josh Warshawsky | Feb 22, 2023 | Divrei Torah
Terumah 5783 – Ein Kamocha Where do we find holiness? In the Musaf Kedushah we call out, כְּבוֹדוֹ מָלֵא עוֹלָם God’s glory fills the whole world! But then the angels call to each out, מְשָׁרְתָיו שׁוֹאֲלִים זֶה לָזֶה אַיֵּה מְקוֹם כְּבוֹדוֹ Where is God’s holy...
