Rabbi Michael Barclay
Eikev: Actions Lead to Consequences
Why don’t we always get what we want from God, and why does God even allow people to be in pain?
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Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Jul 23, 2021
V’etchanan: Never Forget
A great deal of the Book of Deuteronomy is a recapitulation of the Hebrews’ journey into freedom through the speeches of Moses.
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Jul 15, 2021
Tisha b’Av: Turning Darkness Into Light
This Saturday night begins the holy day of Tisha b’Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av…the saddest day in the Jewish calendar.
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Jul 8, 2021
Matot/Masei: Our Word is Our Bond
Although there are 54 Torah portions, there are only 50 or 51 Shabbats per year, and that doesn’t count those Shabbats that have special...
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Jul 4, 2021
Happy 4th of July
As we celebrate this wonderful holiday and the beauty of the summer here in the Conejo Valley, we need to remember how the values of our...
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Jul 2, 2021
Pinchas, Passion, and a Hope for the Future
This week’s Torah reading of Pinchas (Num. 25:10-30:1) begins with a teaching about a value that is not only a requirement for Jewish.....
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Jun 24, 2021
Balak: Selling Curses and Buying Blessings
This week’s Torah portion of Balak (Num. 22:2-25:9) is in some ways one of the most fun and outrageous readings in the Torah, and at the...
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Jun 17, 2021
Chukat: Because I Say So
“This is the decree [chukat] of the Torah” (Numbers 19:2).
Isn’t it amazing how, as we get older, our parents seem to become wise?
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Jun 11, 2021
Korah: True Leadership
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus”.
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Jun 2, 2021
Is the United States Beginning to Imitate 1935 Germany?
Memorial Day is the holiday honoring American military members who have died in service to our nation.
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- May 28, 2021
Memorial Day is a Jewish Holiday Too
In the 1890s, Mark Twain wrote an article about how Jews did not serve in the military of the United States. In response to that ....
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- May 28, 2021
Memorial Day is a Jewish Holiday Too
In the 1890s, Mark Twain wrote an article about how Jews did not serve in the military of the United States. In response to that, 63 Jewish
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- May 21, 2021
An Upside-Down World of Savage Heroes and Clergy Villains
We all know the world is upside down, with righteous actions being considered evil, and evil players being treated like heroes.
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- May 21, 2021
Table for Five: Beha’alotecha
For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are Mine whether man or beast since the day I smote all the firstborn in the land of....
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- May 13, 2021
The Wilderness & The Wedding
Many of our Sages from RaMBaM to Rebbe Schneerson recommended viewing current events through a filter of understanding the Torah portion...
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- May 13, 2021
The Wilderness & The Wedding
Many of our Sages from RaMBaM to Rebbe Schneerson recommended viewing current events through a filter of understanding the Torah portion....
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- May 7, 2021
Behar/Bechukotai: Jewish Karma
The great Russian writer Vera Nazarian once said, “A boomerang returns back to the person who throws it”.
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- May 7, 2021
Behar/Bechukotai: Jewish Karma
The great Russian writer Vera Nazarian once said, “A boomerang returns back to the person who throws it”. This concept of “karma” ...
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Apr 30, 2021
Emor - Ethical Leadership Through Service
Our Torah reading this week finds us deep in the Book of Leviticus; and the portion is filled with instructions and prohibitions for the....
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Apr 30, 2021
Emor: Ethical Leadership Through Service
Our Torah reading this week finds us deep in the Book of Leviticus; and the portion is filled with instructions and prohibitions for the...
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