Elie Kaunfer's Divrei Torah

Hadar is excited to announce that Rabbi Elie Kaunfer, President and CEO of Hadar, will write our 5783 weekly Dvar Torah! These essays will explore the roots of Jewish prayer in the weekly parashah, drawing out connections between and offering new insights into the relationship between these sets of texts.

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*Bereishit*	Shemot	VaYikra
Noah	Va'Era	Tzav
Lekh Lekha	Bo	Shemini
VaYera	BeShallah	Tazria
Hayyei Sarah	Yitro	Metzora
Toldot	Mishpatim	Tazria-Metzora
VaYeitzei	Terumah	Acharei Mot
VaYishlah	Tetzaveh	Kedoshim
VaYeshev	Ki Tissa	Acharei Mot-Kedoshim
Miketz	VaYak'hel	Emor
VaYigash	Pekudei	BeHar
VaYehi	VaYak'hel-Pekudei	BeChukotai
		BeHar-BeChukotai

BeMidbar	Devarim
Naso	Va'Ethanan
BeHa'alotekha	Eikev
Shelah	Re'eih
Korah	Shoftim
Hukkat	Ki Teitzei
Balak	Ki Tavo
Hukkat-Balak	Nitzavim
Pinhas	VaYelekh
Matot	Nitzavim-VaYelekh
Mas'ei	Ha'azinu
Matot-Mas'ei	V'Zot HaBerakhah

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The Eternal Nature of Gratitude
Parashat Tzav

Repetition in Prayer
Parashat Vayikra

"Moshe Rejoiced"
Parashat VaYakhel-Pekudei

Praying for Knowledge of God’s Essence
Parashat Ki Tissa

The Intimacy of Wearing God’s Name
Parashat Tetzaveh

The Particular Holiness of a Place
Parashat Terumah

The Moral Dimension of Opening Our Eyes in the Morning
Parashat Mishpatim

Struggling to Pray with Intention
Parashat Yitro

Praying for Your Sake
Parashat BeShallach

Praying For—or Against—Our Enemies
Parashat Bo

Eighty Years of Prayer
Parashat Va'Era

Rethinking the Amidah
Parashat Shemot

Waiting for God
Parashat VaYechi

Prayer is About Coming Closer
Parashat VaYigash

Facing the Truth
Parashat Mikeitz

The Meaning of Judaism
Parashat VaYeishev

Dressing for Prayer
Parashat VaYishlach

The Meaning of God's Holiest Name
Parashat VaYeitzei

Blessing God
Parashat Toldot

Personal Prayer and the Amidah
Parashat Chayyei Sarah

Compromise and Acceptance
Parashat VaYera

Searching for Unexpected Moral Heroes Through Prayer
Parashat Lekh Lekha

Praying a Few Words at a Time
Parashat Noach

Relational Prayer
Parashat Bereishit