Shalom everyone! I am really looking forward to being with you on Sunday. I always find it exciting to gather with families and try to "de-mystify" the process of writing a D'var Torah-at least a little bit. This is a very exciting part of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah process and one that will hopefully add to your family's appreciation of the Jewish idea of life-long learning.
I will wait for Sunday for the details but for now can say that much of what we already do in life involves the act of interpretation. It is not so different than what a student of Torah does when preparing to teach something new. It really involves asking some very key questions of who, what, when, where and why and one that is not so appreciated all the time - how. We do that in assessing current events and family decisions. The challenge is to apply this to Torah and to understand where a text and life might meet and be enriched by the encounter. That will be our goal. I always find that task exciting and hope you will too.
All the best, Rabbi Jim Rosen
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