Rabbi Yosei says: Even when he can find a place to study Torah in Eretz Yisrael, he may leave the country and become ritually ...

For synagogue goers these weeks, the Israelites cut a rather unfavorable impression, whining in parshah after parshah about ...

This week’s Torah portion recounts how Korah the Levite and his supporters were punished for his arrogance. As we read: “…the ...

Throughout her discussion of this week’s Torah portion, Va’eira (“I appeared”) in her The Particulars of Rapture, Avivah Zornberg draws fascinating parallels among three main protagonists ...

Like the Israelites, we can be paralyzed by fear, rather than boldly marching forward toward new possibilities.

1. This week’s Torah portion is Ki Teitzei. This is the sixth Torah portion in the book of Deuteronomy. It is a continuation of Moshe Rabbeinu’s farewell address to the nation, but is also his ...

What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each parent’s and child’s personality, needs, and circumstance vary so widely.

Parshat Shemini: Leviticus 9:1-11:47; II Samuel 6:1-7:17. Parshat Shemini, the Torah portion following Passover, marks a pivotal moment: Moses and Aaron offer the first communal sacrifice on ...

The Torah is saying: What you do matters. The choices you make affect the world around you. Taken together, this double portion asks us to think big: about time, about land, about community and ...

Last week’s Torah portion recounts the story of the 12 spies sent by Moses to scout the Land of Israel. Their mission was ...