Wow, over the past year we’ve traveled around the entire United States. The rabbis listed on this page have given us incredible divrei Torah and introduced us to their beautiful communities. It’s so exciting to know that we can go to any part of our great country and find people waiting for us with open arms. Please don’t hesitate to call them, as they would be honored for you to be a guest in their community.
Which brings us to this week’s dvar Torah.
Ki yesh shever b’Mitzrayim (42:1) – when famine struck in Eretz Yisrael, Yaakov sent the shevatim down to Mitzrayim where he heard there was food. Rashi reads the word “shever” as “sayver” which means hope. It has been said in the name of R’ Mordechai Rosen zt”l that “shever” can also be read “she’bar” which is another word for son. Yaakov Avinu saw that there was a son in Mitzrayim and, hoping that he would greet the shevatim warmly, he sent them to get food.
Jodie Maoz
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Alabama Rabbi Eytan Yammer
205-969-5913 rabbi@kicongregation.org
Alaska Rabbi Yosef Greenberg
907-279-1200 info@alaskajewishcampus.org
Arizona Rabbi Yisroel Becker
520-747-7780 yzbecker@me.com
Arkansas Rabbi Mendel Greisman
479-464-7999 rabbi@jewishnwa.org
California Rabbi Elchonon Schoff
310-480-4422 www.linkeastshul.com
Colorado Rabbi Daniel Alter
720-859-6806 rabbialter@datcampus.org
Connecticut Rabbi Ephraim Meth
203-372-6529 by5766@gmail.com
Delaware Rabbi Eliezer Sneiderman
302-465-5032 rabbi@udel.edu
Florida Rabbi Ariel Yeshurun
786-208-3570 ariel.rabbi@gmail.com
Georgia Rabbi Shlomo Pill
516-316-1195 shlomopill.rabbi@gmail.com
Hawaii Rabbi Michoel Goldman
808-647-4293 www.jewishkauai.org
Idaho Rabbi Mendel Lifsshitz
208-853-9200 rabbi@jewishidaho.com
Illinois Rabbi Shaanan Gelman
847-673-8592 rabbi@skokieshul.com
Indiana Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov
219-513-0327 rabb@chabadnwind.com
Iowa Rabbi Leib Bolel
515-274-1551 rabbi@betheljacob.org
Kansas Rabbi Daniel Rockoff
913-341-2444 rabbirockoff@biav.org
Kentucky Rabbi Joshua Golding
502-451-3122 joshg@bellarmine.edu
Louisiana Rabbi David Polsky
504-522-4714 rabbipolsky@gmail.com
Maine Rabbi Moshe Wilansky
207-871-8947 rabbi@chabadofmaine.com
Maryland Rabbi Yosef Singer
240-603-8622 ravsinger@gmail.com
Massachusetts Rabbi Benjamin Samuels
617-527-7637 office@shaarei.org
Michigan Rabbi Michael Cohen
248-967-3655 rabbicohen@msn.com
Minnesota Rabbi Mordechai Kalatsky
952-920-2183 rabbik@knessethisrael.org
Mississippi Rabbi Akiva Hall
228-596-5755 akiva1005@gmail.com
Missouri Rabbi Hyim Shafner
314-583-4397 rabbi@baisabe.com
Montana Rabbi Chaim Bruk
406-585-8770 rabbi@jewishmontana.com
Nebraska Rabbi Ari Dembitzer
718-702-2765 dembi@aol.com
Nevada Rabbi Yitz Wyne
702-360-8909 rabbiyitzwyne@gmail.com
New Hampshire Rabbi Moshe Gray
603-643-9821 rabbigray@gmail.com
New Jersey Rabbi Steven Pruzansky
201-836-1824 spruz@aol.com
New Mexico Rabbi Berel Levertov
505-920-4324 rabbi@chabadsantafe.com
New York Rabbi Eli Mansour
www.dailyhalacha.com www.ejss.org
New York Rabbi Yisroel Reisman
718-998-8029 info@aiofmadison.org
North Carolina Rabbi Yossi Groner
704-366-3984 www.chabadNC.com
North Dakota Rabbi Yonah Grossman
701-212-4164 rabbi@jewishnorthdakota.com
Ohio Rabbi Avraham Weinrib
513-532-3800 rabbi@czecincinnati.org
Oklahoma Rabbi Ovadia Goldman
405-503-9006 rabbi@jewishokc.com
Oregon Rabbi Michael Kaplan
503-610-3850 rabbi@ahavathachim.com
Pennsylvania Rabbi Shloimy Isaacson
215-917-6622 philyrabbi@hotmail.com
Rhode Island Rabbi Barry Dolinger
401-725-0822 rabbi@bethsholom-ri.org
South Carolina Rabbi Moshe Davis
843-577-6599 rabbidavis@bsbisynagogue.com
South Dakota Rabbi Yosef Sharfstein
718-757-1530 ysharfstein@gmail.com
Tennessee Rabbi Joel Finkelstein
901-682-1161 rabbijmf@gmail.com
Texas Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt
469-682-3282 yaakov@rosenblattkoshermeats.com
Utah Rabbi Benny Zippel
801-467-7777 www.jewishutah.com
Vermont Rabbi Avremy Raskin
802-933-1314 avremyraskin@gmail.com
Virginia Rabbi Sender Haber
757-627-7358 office@bnaiisrael.org
Washington Rabbi Ron-Ami Meyers
206-948-8244 rabbimeyers@gmail.com
West Virginia Rabbi Shneur Gurevitz
304-599-1515 rabbi@jewishwv.org
Wisconsin Rabbi Wes Kalmar
414-540=9208 rabbikalmar@asktshul.com
Wyoming Rabbi Zalman Mendelsohn
rabbizalman@jewishwyoming.com
