Dvrei Torah

Welcome to Adat Reyim's Dvar Torah section. Here you can listen to or read Dvrei Torah that have been given at Adat Reyim over the years. Click a link to view or hear the Dvar Torah.

Date	Presenter	Topic
May 2012	Alan Eisenberg	After The Death - Bullying and Forgiveness
March 2012	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Are Jewish rituals necessary?
February 2012	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Sephardic and Oriental Jewish Music Program
January 2012	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
January 2012	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	What's in a Name?
November 2011	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Judaism and Women (Chayye Sarah)
November 2011	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Judaism in Space
September 11, 2011	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Beyond Fear: My Recollections of September 11
September 2011	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The Mission of Judaism
August 2011	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Whose fault is it when calamity strikes?
July 2011	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The Wandering Jews
June 2011	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Midrash Rabbah on Chapter 2 of the Book of Ruth
June 2011	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The Jews of Egypt
May 2011	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Israel, A Happy Country
April 2011	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The Meaning of Freedom
April 2011	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Why Was Slavery Necessary?
April 2011	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The Vicarious Experience of Passover
February 2011	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Violence
February 2011	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Egypt Enslaved
January 2011	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Introduction to Judaism
January 2011	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	History of Tanach and Talmud
November 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	All You Need Is Love
November 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Don't Let the Light Go Out
October 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Behind the Bible
July 2010	Robert Berkowitz	Does the Punishment Fit the Crime?
July 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	What Causes Senseless Hatred? (Tisha B'Av)
July 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Does Wealth Lead to Lack of Jewish Observance?
July 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Mysteries of Deuteronomy (Devarim)
July 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Humor in Torah and Talmud
June 2010	Robert Berkowitz	Bilaam
May 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Ruth's Conversion (Midrash on Ruth 1 for Tikkun Lel Shavuot)
May 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Conversion to Judaism
April 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	You Shall Rejoice (8th Day of Pessah)
April 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Six Days Shall You Labor (Chol Hamoed Pessah)
March 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Fast of the Firstborn
March 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Rejoicing When Enemy Falls (Seder Discussion)
March 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Moses' Plea (Ki Tisa)
March 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Science and Judaism
February 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Milk and Meat (Mishpatim)
February 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The Life and Death of Majority Rule (Mishpatim)
January 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Elokim, HaShem and El Shaddai (Vaera)
January 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Pharaoh's Choices (Vaera)
January 2010	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Angels
January 2010	Robert Berkowitz	Sabbath of Song
November 2009	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Antisemitism (Toldot)
November 2009	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The Sons of Abraham (Toldot)
November 2009	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The 13 Principles of Faith
October 2009	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The Four Species (Sukkot in Pentagon)
September 2009	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Birthdays -- My 60th
August 2009	Robert Berkowitz	Vaeschanan
August 2009	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Justice, Justice (Shoftim)
August 2009	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Limits of Tzedakah (Re'eh)
July 2009	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Job -- Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? (Tisha B'Av)
July 2009	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The Daughters of Tzelaf'chad and Tu B'Av
July 2009	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Vows (Matot-Massei)
July 2009	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Throw Them Out? (Matot-Massei)
June 2009	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Happiness
May 2009	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Food -- For Body and Soul (Shavuot)
April 2009	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Facing Adversity (Seder Discussion)
April 2009	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The 120 Days
January 2009	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	May Jews Enter Churches? (Vaera)
December 2008	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Mashiach's Dubious Ancestry (Vayeshev)
December 2008	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The Afterlife
November 2008	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Ten Jewish Misquotes
August 2008	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Blaming the Victims? (Tisha B'Av) \|
August 2008	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Senseless Hatred (Tisha B'Av)
August 2008	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The Sins of Israel (Devarim)
August 2008	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The Third Temple (Devarim)
July 2008	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	What Does Judaism Expect from Gentiles?
July 2008	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Pinchas' Action, Moses' Inaction, and God's Reaction
June 2008	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Ten Commandments in Midrash (Shavuot)
May 2008	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	An Eye for an Eye (Emor)
May 2008	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Blasphemy (Emor)
April 2008	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Dayenu (Seder Discussion)
April 2008	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The Four Sons (Seder Discussion)
March 2008	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Jewish Calendar
January 2008	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Gematria
December 2007	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Childrearing (Shemot)
December 2007	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Acher
November 2007	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Jeremiah in Talmud and Midrash
October 2007	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Creationism or Evolution -- Judaism (Bereshit)
September 2007	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Akedah
August 2007	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Elul
August 2007	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Idolatry -- Is It Really That Bad? (Re'eh -- Discussion)
August 2007	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Idolatry -- Is It Really That Bad? (Re'eh -- Dvar)
May 2007	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Shavuot in Talmud and Midrash (Shavuot)
April 2007	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Sex (Aharei Mot-Kedoshim)
April 2007	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Attributes of God (Hol Hamoed Pessah)
April 2007	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The Quest for Knowledge (Hol Hamoed Pessah)
March 2007	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Persia, Then and Now (Shabbat Zachor)
March 2007	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Chosenness (Tetzaveh)
February 2007	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Kvetching (Beshallah)
December 2006	Robert Berkowitz	Vayigash
November 2006	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The Four Levels (Toldot)
August 2006	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Justice
July 2006	Robert Berkowitz	Pinchas, Serah bat Asher, and Midrash
July 2006	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Holiness
July 2006	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Korach
June 2006	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Ten Problematic Sayings in Pirkei Avot
April 2006	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Gossip (Tazria-Metzora)
July 2005	Robert Berkowitz	Korach and Miracles
June 2005	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The Traditional Tikkun Lel Shavuot (Shavuot)
April 2005	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Celebrating the Exodus from Egypt in Egypt
April 2005	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Lashon Hara -- The Evil Tongue (Tazria-Metzora)
November 2004	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	The Cave of Machpelah (Chayye Sarah)
October 2004	Dr. Maurice M. Mizrahi	Growing Up Under Pharoah
January 2003	Robert Berkowitz	Veshamru
July 2002	Robert Berkowitz	The Red Cow and Faith
August 2000	Robert Berkowitz	Fear God
July 1999	Robert Berkowitz	Vaetchanan
February 1999	Robert Berkowitz	The Ten Commandments
July 1998	Robert Berkowitz	Murder
June 1997	Robert Berkowitz	Kedushah
April 1996	Robert Berkowitz	Shabbat Songs
August 1995	Robert Berkowitz	Ekev

Rabbi Bruce Aft Sermon Audio

Download	Name	Play	Size	Length
	Kol Nidre 2010 Rabbi Bruce Aft		23 MB	25:05 min
	Yom Kippur Morning Sermon 2010 Rabbi Bruce Aft		27.6 MB	30:11 min
	Rosh Hashanah 2011 Day 1 Rabbi Bruce Aft		29.8 MB	26:02 min
	Rosh Hashanah 2011 Day 2 Rabbi Bruce Aft		27.7 MB	24:11 min
	Kol Nidre Sermon 2009 Rabbi Bruce Aft		25.7 MB	28:05 min
	Yom Kippur Morning Sermon 2009 Rabbi Bruce Aft		30.3 MB	33:07 min
	Yom Kippur Afternoon Sermon 2009 Rabbi Bruce Aft		10.5 MB	11:27 min
	Yom Kippur 2011 Dvar Rabbi Bruce Aft		27.1 MB	23:39 min
	Yom Kippur Morning 2011 Rabbi Bruce Aft		7.8 MB	6:50 min