Sermons by Joel Gerwein

Tips for Good Testing: Drash for the Second Day of Rosh Hashanah 5780

Today we read about the Akedah, the binding of Isaac. It’s a terrifying and difficult reading, that begins with a difficult verse (Genesis 22:1): וַיְהִ י֗ אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וְהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים נִסָּ֖ה אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֑ם And it came to pass after these things, G-d tested Abraham What does this mean? It’s easy to understand on a simplistic, narrative…