Found In Translation: Weekly Divrei Torah and Sermons from the BJ Rabbis and Guest Teachers

About Found In Translation: Weekly Divrei Torah and Sermons from the BJ Rabbis and Guest Teachers

Subscribe for weekly postings of the D’var Torah from this past Shabbat from BJ rabbis and guest teachers, offering fresh insights and timeless wisdom drawn from the weekly Torah portion. Episodes are posted on Mondays.

Publisher

B’nai Jeshurun

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Oct 2025

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

104 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Kabbalat Shabbat Kavannah | Rabbi Becca Weintraub | October 16, 2026

   What happens when we value the project more than the person? In her Kabbalat Shabbat kavannah on Parashat Noah, Rabbi Becca Weintraub turns to a midrash on the Tower of Babel in which people mourn a fallen brick more than a fallen worker. The story becomes a reminder of a fundamental truth we need again and again. No ideology, ambition, or accomplishment is more important than human life. Shabbat calls us back to that truth and to the sacred worth of every person.

2. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Parashat Noah | Rabbi Felicia Sol | October 17, 2026

   In her D’var Torah on Parashat Noah, Rabbi Felicia Sol examines midrashic and rabbinic texts on the ark to explore what it means to build refuge, enter it, and eventually leave it. She reflects on Shabbat, Torah, and spiritual community as structures that can sustain us through difficult times, while reminding us that we cannot remain inside the ark forever. The purpose of refuge is not only to preserve life, but to prepare us to return to the world and take responsibility for what comes next.

3. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Parashat Bereshit | BJ Rabbinic Fellow Iliana Brodsky | October 10, 2026

   What do we lose when knowledge becomes instant? In her D’var Torah on Parashat Bereshit, BJ Rabbinic Fellow Iliana Brodsky draws a connection between the tree of knowledge and the promise of artificial intelligence. Torah, she suggests, offers a different vision of how human beings are meant to learn. We acquire knowledge through experience, effort, uncertainty, and trying again. The goal is not simply to know more or arrive at the right answer faster, but to remain engaged in the process of being human.

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