Category Archives : Dvar Torah

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Answering the call: When rabbis serve our troops

This entry was posted in Dvar Torah new material and tagged Air Force army chaplains Jewish Marines military service Navy United States armed forces on May 27, 2015 by Marla Cohen.

I recently spoke about JWB Jewish Chaplains Council and the work that it does as a program of JCC Association, where I work, at New City Jewish Center. I’ve adapted the text from the Shabbat d’var, which took place on Saturday, May 23, 2015, two days before yizkor for Shavuot coincided with our Memorial Day.  […]

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Shalshelet, Joseph and me 1

This entry was posted in Dvar Torah and tagged d'var Torah Jewish Jewish practice leyning observance ritual practice synagogue skills on November 24, 2013 by Marla Cohen.

First, I’d like to give you a little background about how I learned to leyn as an adult, more than 20 years ago. Avrom and I moved to North Carolina, and not knowing anyone, we started going to Beth El, a small Conservative congregation, figuring it was a good way to meet other people. It […]

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