Welcome to the Torah section of my blog.
This section will feature my writings, articles, d'rashot (sermons) and essays about Torah - in the broadest sense of the word. There is a 'Parashat haShavua' section, featuring my writings and sermons on the weekly parasha or haftara. There is also a 'Sermons for Special Occasions' section, with sermons given during the Festivals and High Holy Days. Futhermore, there is a 'Various Writings' section, containing essays and other writings dealing with various Torah- and Judaism-related themes.
All publications listed here are written either in Dutch or English.
Dutch readers: the 'Nederlands' section of this blog will contain more (Torah-related) Dutch-language writings.
Parashat haShavua (in order of the appearance of the parshiyot in the Torah)
- Bereshit
- Noach
- Lech Lecha I and II
- Vayetzeh
- Miketz (d'var haftara)
- Vayechi
Shemot (Exodus)
- Va'era
- Mishpatim
- Terumah
- Ki Tisa
- Vayakhel
- Pekudei
Vayikra (Leviticus)
- Tzav
- Metzora
- Acharei Mot
Bamidbar (Numbers)
- Bamidbar (d'var haftara)
- Naso
- Beha'alot'cha
- Korach
- Chukat
Sermons For Specal Occasions
- Rosh haShana sermon 2010 ('Did Abraham Fail the Test?')
- Yom Kippur sermon 2010 #1 ('The Politics of Being Nice')
- Yom Kippur sermon 2010 #2 ('Be Here Now')
Various Writings
Gender and Egalitarianism
- Vrouwen en het Joodse gebed
- Een dag in het leven van de Joodse vrouw
Mikveh, Sexuality and the Body
- Majiem Chajiem - een eigentijds mikwe (booklet)
- In Your Blood, Live! - toward a Progressive theology of Niddah
- Living by Example, Re-envisioning of Love: the Marital Covenant in the Book of Hosea
Jewish Learning and Rabbinical School
- Het ABC van Akiva
- Interview met rabbijn Mimi Feigelson
The Jewish Calendar and Lifecycle
- 'Your Inner Light' Chanukkah Activity (Chanukkah)
- Queen Esther - an unlikely heroine (Purim)
Personal Perspectives
- Roots and Branches - on my family history and the rabbinate
Website, movie and book reviews (even when addressing Jewish themes) are filed under the 'Lifestyle' section of the blog.