Janice L. Roger

Who's Next? The Change and Challenge of Leadership

D'Var Torah By: Janice L. Roger

Parashah Overview Pinchas is rewarded for killing the Israelite and the Midianite woman who cursed God. (25:10–15) Israel fights a war against the Midianites. (25:16-18) A second census is taken. (26:1–65) The daughters of Z’loph’chad force a change in the laws of property inheritance. (27:1–11) Joshua is chosen to be

Observing and Remembering: Joseph's Bones and Ours

D'Var Torah By: Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell, PhD

Years ago, I was privileged to serve on the beit din for a conversion I will never forget. The forthright geir (the individual choosing Judaism) announced to the intergenerational and interdenominational beit din , "I am becoming an observant Jew. I will pay attention and be intentional about my Judaism