From the Last Page First: What Moses, Memory and Magazines Teach Us About Legacy

From the last page first: What Moses, memory and magazines teach us about legacy

Rabbi Elizabeth Hersh is senior rabbi at Temple Emanuel and a member of the St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association, which coordinates the d’var Torah for the Jewish Light. I read newspapers and magazines backwards – last page first. Even if I am not actually reading, I flip to the end first. I have also been known to look at the end of a novel before I am finished. (It is hard for me to close my eyes not knowing what happens to the chara…

D'var Torah: Parshat Ha’azinu: Moses’ Legacy of Love

(Courtesy of Rabbi Dr. Rebecca Joseph) Rabbi Dr. Rebecca Joseph This week’s Torah portion is Ha’azinu: Deuteronomy 32:1 – 52 How does one create an ethical will, a Jewish legacy document passing on values, stories, wishes and advice to your loved ones and their descendants? Rabbi Steve Lader, an expert on the subject, advises starting with two questions: What is your biggest regret and how can your loved ones avoid the same? What do you wish you…