Divrei Torah
Welcome to the Adat Reyim Dvar Torah section. Here you can download or read Divrei Torah that have been given at Adat Reyim over the years. Click a link to view the Divrei Torah.
| Date | Presenter | Topic |
| 2018 March | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Judaism and Science - A synergistic symbiosis |
| 2018 January 20 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Promptness in performing commandments (Bo) |
| 2017 December 30 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The end of the world (Vayechi) |
| 2017 November 18 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Twins (Toldot) |
| 2017 October | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Is studying more important than doing (Sukkot) |
| 2017 September | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Is irreverence towards God acceptable |
| 2017 September | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Some teachings from Trachtate Taanit |
| 2017 September | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Is irreverence towards God acceptable |
| 2017 September 16 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Sephardic liturgy - Adon HaSelichot, Neilah, Kaddish (Yom Kippur) |
| 2017 July 31 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | What is the proper response to being wronged (Tish'a b'Av) |
| 2017 July 29 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Limits of Politeness (Devarim) |
| 2017 July 29 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Esau, Edom, Rome and the Jews (Devarim) |
| 2017 July 1 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Why the Red Heifer (Chukkat) |
| 2017 June 23 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | What is Holiness (Korach) |
| 2017 June 17 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | What did the spies do wrong (Shlach Lecha) |
| 2017 June 3 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Humor in the Talmud, Part IV |
| 2017 May 20 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Reward and punishment (Bechukkotai) |
| 2017 April 4 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Why an egg on the seder plate? |
| 2017 March 12 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Does Vashti deserve to be a feminist icon? (Purim) |
| 2017 March 12 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Should you get drunk on Purim? |
| 2017 March 12 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | To bow or not to bow (Purim) |
| 2017 February 18 | Dr, Maurice Mizrahi | The importance of women (Yitro) |
| 2017 February 18 | Dr, Maurice Mizrahi | Jewish triads (Yitro) |
| 2017 January 28 | Dr, Maurice Mizrahi | Judaism and the Supernatural (Vaera) |
| 2016 December | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Should Hanukah Menorahs be on Public Property |
| 2016 December | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Hanukkah and Purim - Similar yet Different |
| 2016 December 3 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Curses! |
| 2016 November 19 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Binding of Isaac - Why |
| 2016 October 22 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Jewish view of retirement |
| 2016 October 1 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Some teachings from Tractate Avodah Zarah |
| 2016 October 1 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The demise of idolatry in Judaism |
| 2016 August 27 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The curse of having everything you want (Ekev) |
| 2016 August 13 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Mourn or rejoice on Tish’a b’Av (Tish'a b'Av) |
| 2016 August 6 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Balancing individual rights and community rights (Mass'ei) |
| 2016 July 23 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Balaam's Ass: Why? (Balak) |
| 2016 July 22 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Jews, 'A Nation that Dwells Alone' (Balak) |
| 2016 June 15 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Response to anti-semitic distortions of the Talmud |
| 2016 March 9 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Peah (Emor) |
| 2016 May 28 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Humor in the Talmud, Part III |
| 2016 April 2 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The reasons for the commandments (Shemini) |
| 2016 March 19 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Must you testify as a witness? (Vayikra) |
| 2016 March 18 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Do bad thoughts break commandments? (Vayikra) |
| March 2016 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Truth about Haman |
| 2016 March 6 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Do anti-Semites attack Jews as surrogates for God? (Pekudei) |
| 2016 March 5 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Why was the Tabernacle so important? (Vayak-hel) |
| 2016 January 29 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Brotherhood |
| December 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Are secular Jewish activities enough to preserve Judaism |
| November 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Polygamy (Vayetze) |
| November 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The relationship between Judaism and the State of Israel (Vayetze) |
| October 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The 'Jewish' myth of the two brothers (Vayera) |
| October 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Creation, in Judaism and Science (Bereshit) |
| September 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The (reluctant) death of Moses (V'zot Ha-berachah) |
| August 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The rebellious son (Ki Tetze) |
| August 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Excuses for not studying Torah (Ekev) |
| July 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | How can anybody commit atrocities (Tish'a b'Av) |
| June 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Fear of Change (Behaalotecha) |
| June 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Neglected Spouse (Behaalotecha) |
| May 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The 613 Commandments (Shavuot) |
| April 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Jewish Humor Through the Sages |
| April 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Kohanim (Tazria-Metzora) |
| April 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Jewish Messiah |
| March 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Eternal Light (Tzav) |
| March 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Why Must We Not Eat Blood? (Tzav) |
| March 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Should You Get Drunk on Purim? |
| February 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Honor Your Father and Your Mother (Yitro) |
| January 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Higher Standards for Righteous People? (Shemot) |
| January 2015 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Righteous Women of the Exodus (Shemot) |
| December 2014 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Does God Need Us? |
| November 2014 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Teach Your Tongue to Say, I Do Not Know (Toldot) |
| November 2014 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Birthright of Esau (Toldot) |
| November 2014 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Why was Maimonides Controversial? |
| October 2014 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Maimonides -- His Life, Times, and Teachings |
| August 2014 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Jewish View of Civilian Casualties in War |
| August 2014 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Secrets of Jewish Survival (Tisha BeAv) |
| July 2014 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Was the Prophet Balaam Good or Bad? (Balak) |
| May 2014 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Matters of Faith |
| May 2014 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Humor in the Talmud, Part II |
| April 2014 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Why is Circumcision Important? (Tazria) |
| April 2014 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Why is Childbirth Impure? (Tazria) |
| April 2014 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | How Do You Temper Justice with Mercy? (Pessah) |
| January 2014 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Spectrum of Judaism - Producers and Achievers (Yitro) |
| January 2014 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Why Did G-d Create Predators? |
| November 2013 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Jewish View of Dreams (Vayeshev) |
| November 2013 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Why did Jacob Refuse to be Comforted? (Vayeshev) |
| October 2013 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Why did G-d choose Abraham? (Lech Lecha) |
| October 2013 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Surrogate Motherhood in Judaism (Lech Lecha) |
| July 2013 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | How Can We Not Covet? (Vaetchanan) |
| July 2013 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Should the Commandments Be Ranked? (Vaetchanan) |
| July 2013 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Should Israel Build the Third Temple? (Tisha BeAv) |
| July 2013 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Did Jethro Give Moses Bad Advice? (Devarim) |
| May 2013 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Midrash on Ruth 4 (Tikkun lel Shavuot) |
| April 2013 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Evil Inclination |
| February 2013 | Luisa Moss | Ki Tisa |
| February 2013 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Where is God? (Terumah) |
| February 2013 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Why was the Tabernacle so Important? (Terumah) |
| February 2013 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Whither the Ten Commandments? (Yitro) |
| September 2012 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Lying |
| August 2012 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Free Will, Judaism, and Quantum Physics (Reeh) |
| August 2012 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Kashrut (Reeh) |
| July 2012 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Is This, Too, For the Good? (Tisha BeAv) |
| July 2012 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | When Does Speculation Become Lashon Hara? (Pinchas) |
| June 2012 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Democracy and Judaism |
| May 2012 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Midrash Rabbah on Chapter 3 of the Book of Ruth |
| May 2012 | Robert Nash | Acharei Mot/Kidoshim |
| May 2012 | Alan Eisenberg | After the Death -- Bullying and Forgiveness |
| March 2012 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Are Jewish Rituals Necessary? |
| February 2012 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Sephardic and Oriental Jewish Music Program |
| January 2012 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Rabbi Nachman of Breslov |
| January 2012 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | What is In a Name? |
| November 2011 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Judaism and Women (Chayye Sarah) |
| November 2011 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Judaism in Space |
| September 11, 2011 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Beyond Fear: My Recollections of September 11 |
| September 2011 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Mission of Judaism |
| August 2011 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Whose Fault is it When Calamity Strikes? |
| July 2011 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Wandering Jews |
| June 2011 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Midrash Rabbah on Chapter 2 of the Book of Ruth |
| June 2011 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Jews of Egypt |
| May 2011 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Israel, A Happy Country |
| April 2011 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Meaning of Freedom |
| April 2011 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Why was Slavery Necessary? |
| April 2011 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Vicarious Experience of Passover |
| February 2011 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Violence |
| February 2011 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Egypt, Enslaved |
| January 2011 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Introduction to Judaism |
| January 2011 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | History of Tanach and Talmud |
| November 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | All You Need is Love |
| November 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Do Not Let the Light Go Out |
| October 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Behind the Bible |
| July 2010 | Robert Berkowitz | Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? |
| July 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | What Causes Senseless Hatred? (Tisha BeAv) |
| July 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Does Wealth Lead to Lack of Jewish Observance? |
| July 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Mysteries of Deuteronomy (Devarim) |
| July 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Humor in Torah and Talmud |
| June 2010 | Robert Berkowitz | Bilaam |
| May 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Conversion of Ruth (Midrash on Ruth 1 for Tikkun Lel Shavuot) |
| May 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Conversion to Judaism |
| April 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | You Shall Rejoice (8th Day of Pesach) |
| April 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Six Days Shall You Labor (Chol Hamoed Pesach) |
| March 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Fast of the Firstborn |
| March 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Rejoicing When Enemy Falls (Seder Discussion) |
| March 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Plea of Moses (Ki Tisa) |
| March 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Science and Judaism |
| February 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Milk and Meat (Mishpatim) |
| February 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The LIfe and Death of Majority Rule (Mishpatim) |
| January 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Elokim, HaShem, and El Shaddai (Vaera) |
| January 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Choices of Pharaoh (Vaera) |
| January 2010 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Angels |
| January 2010 | Robert Berkowitz | Sabbath of Song |
| November 2009 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Antisemitism (Toldot) |
| November 2009 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Sons of Abraham (Toldot) |
| November 2009 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The 13 Principles of Faith |
| October 2009 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Four Species (Sukkot in Pentagon) |
| September 2009 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Birthdays -- My 60th |
| August 2009 | Robert Berkowitz | Vaeschanan |
| August 2009 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Justice, Justice (Shoftim) |
| August 2009 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Limits of Tzedakah (Reeh) |
| July 2009 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Job -- Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? (Tisha BeAv) |
| July 2009 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Daughters of Tzelafchad and Tu BeAv |
| July 2009 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Vows (Matot-Massei) |
| July 2009 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Throw Them Out? (Matot-Massei) |
| June 2009 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Happiness |
| May 2009 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Food -- For Body and Soul (Shavuot) |
| April 2009 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Facing Adversity (Seder Discussion) |
| April 2009 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The 120 Days |
| January 2009 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | May Jews Enter Churches? (Vaera) |
| December 2008 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Dubious Ancestry of the Mashiach (Vayeshev) |
| December 2008 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Afterlife |
| November 2008 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Ten Jewish Misquotes |
| August 2008 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Blaming the Victims? (Tisha B'Av) |
| August 2008 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Senseless Hatred (Tisha B'Av) |
| August 2008 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Sins of Israel (Devarim) |
| August 2008 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Third Temple (Devarim) |
| July 2008 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | What Does Judaism Expect from Gentiles? |
| July 2008 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Action of Pinchas, the Inaction of Moses, and the Reaction of God |
| June 2008 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Ten Commandments in Midrash (Shavuot) |
| May 2008 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | An Eye for an Eye (Emor) |
| May 2008 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Blasphemy (Emor) |
| April 2008 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Dayenu (Seder Discussion) |
| April 2008 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Four Sons (Seder Discussion) |
| March 2008 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Jewish Calendar |
| January 2008 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Gematria |
| December 2007 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Childrearing (Shemot) |
| December 2007 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Acher |
| November 2007 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Jeremiah in Talmud and Midrash |
| October 2007 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Creationism or Evolution -- Judaism (Bereshit) |
| September 2007 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Akedah |
| August 2007 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Elul |
| August 2007 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Idolatry -- Is It Really That Bad? (Re'eh -- Discussion) |
| August 2007 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Idolatry -- Is It Really That Bad? (Re'eh -- Dvar) |
| May 2007 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Shavuot in Talmud and Midrash (Shavuot) |
| April 2007 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Sex (Acharei Mot-Kedoshim) |
| April 2007 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Attributes of God (Chol Hamoed Pesach) |
| April 2007 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Quest for Knowledge (Chol Hamoed Pesach) |
| March 2007 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Persia, Then and Now (Shabbat Zachor) |
| March 2007 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Chosenness (Tetzaveh) |
| February 2007 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Kvetching (Beshallah) |
| December 2006 | Robert Berkowitz | Vayigash |
| November 2006 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Four Levels |
| August 2006 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Justice |
| July 2006 | Robert Berkowitz | Pinchas, Serah bat Asher, and Midrash |
| July 2006 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Holiness |
| July 2006 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Korach |
| June 2006 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Ten Problematic Sayings in Pirkei Avot |
| April 2006 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Gossip (Tazria-Metzora) |
| July 2005 | Robert Berkowitz | Korach and Miracles |
| June 2005 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Traditional Tikkun Lel Shavuot (Shavuot) |
| April 2005 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Celebrating the Exodus from Egypt in Egypt |
| April 2005 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Lashon Hara -- The Evil Tongue (Tazria-Metzora) |
| November 2004 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | The Cave of Machpelah (Chayye Sarah) |
| October 2004 | Dr. Maurice Mizrahi | Growing Up Under Pharaoh |
| 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 |
Wed, April 25 2018 10 Iyyar 5778
