Divrei Torah

Rabbi Amy Eilberg

Mar 12, 20214 min read

Turning toward Trust

One of my favorite passages in the Torah appears at the very end of the Book of Exodus. After an extended set of descriptions of the...

Rabbi Amy Eilberg

Feb 18, 20213 min read

How to Have Fewer Enemies

Imagine a person whose politics are different from your own - a real, decent person. Would you give them a lift if their car died?

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Rabbi Amy Eilberg

Sep 24, 20203 min read

Who by Virus and Who by Fire?

I’m so grateful that I don’t read the words of the machzor (High Holiday prayerbook) literally. If I believed that there were an...

Rabbi Amy Eilberg

Jun 12, 20203 min read

Sound the Trumpets of Justice for All

I can only hope that the agony of these weeks will serve as a sound of the trumpets, awakening our nation to the institutional racism.

Rabbi Amy Eilberg

Mar 9, 20203 min read

Remembering all the commands to remember

Let us not let the hate-mongers rob us of what we most cherish. Let us not fail to remember & celebrate that which is most precious to us.

Rabbi Amy Eilberg

Dec 15, 20193 min read

Can Two Readings of a Text Both Be Right?

Which of two well-known readings of this text is correct?

Rabbi Amy Eilberg

Aug 25, 20193 min read

In these trying times, what are we to do? Here's an answer from Torah.

We must arise from our posture of humility in order to practice transformative love, emulate God’s ways and spend our lives in service.

Rabbi Amy Eilberg