On-Line Divre Torah
Conservative: The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, the umbrella organization of Conservative congregations in North America, publishes “Torah Sparks Discussion Guide to the Weekly Torah Portion.” Go to the menu on the left side of the page and click on “Torah Sparks.” There is also an archive of discussion guides for previous years.
The Conservative Yeshivah in Jerusalem publishes a weekly Haftarah commentary on the prophetic passage read in synagogue after the Torah reading.
Reform: The Union for Reform Judaism, which serves Reform congregations in North America, publishes “Reform Voices of Torah.” Also available are the archives of Reform Voices’ predecessor, “Torat Chayim.”
Additionally, please consider subscribing to “10 Minutes of Torah.” You can receive daily emails on topics of Jewish concern.
Orthodox: There are numerous sites out there that have Divre Torah from Orthodox perspectives. Check out the Orthodox Union’s Learning Resources page. The “Please Choose a Teacher” menu shows the diversity of Orthodox Judaism.
Reconstructionist: The Jewish Reconstructionist Federation has its own archives of Divre Torah, the “Weekly Portion Divrei Torah Bank.” These Divre Torah represent the Reconstructionist branch of Judaism.
Transdenominational: Divre Torah on these websites do not present the viewpoint of only branch of contemporary Judaism. Rabbis and teachers from all branches are represented. Visit the “Weekly Torah Commentaries” section of MyJewishLearning.com as well as the Mekor Chaim Torah commentaries disseminated by the United Jewish Communities of North America.
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•Resources: Finding a good d'var Torah on the Internet is not a problem. Choosing from among the dozens that are available, however, is not easy. My choices are based on several criteria: (1) The audience: I speak to a congregation that is well read and has a high percentage of members who have college and graduate degrees. (2) My philosophical and theological inclinations: I am a Conservative rabbi; therefore, literalist approaches to Torah texts do not speak to me, and if they do not speak to me, then I cannot in good conscience present them to others.
Resources for Preparing Divre Torah
Resources from my alma mater, the Jewish Theological Seminary
(1) The entire text of the Torah portion of the week.
(2) The entire text of the Haftarah portion of the week.
(3) A Torah commentary from one of JTS’ faculty members or from a rabbi affiliated with the Conservative Movement.
The first two will come in handy until you have a humash of your own.
You can register to receive regular Torah-oriented emails from JTS. Click on this link and complete the registration form. After you submit the form, you will be able to choose the specific content and material that you would like to receive from JTS
Also worthy of mention:
(1) The Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, the Conservative Movement's rabbinical school in California, publishes a weekly Torah commentary called "Today's Torah." To receive this commentary, send an e-mail to torahsubscription@ajula.edu with the following in the body of the email message: SUBSCRIBE torah
(2) The Jewish Theological Seminary has a wonderful resources page, “Torah from JTS.” To receive the weekly commentary by email, you will need to submit a registration form.