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 ...

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 ...

“Thus God said to Israel: ‘I have given you a Torah from which I cannot part, and I also cannot tell you not to take it; but this I would request: Wherever you go, make for Me a house wherein ...

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

What should we preach tonight? It is a good question. Let’s go to the weekly Torah portion, from the Book of Numbers. This is one of the richest in the entire Torah. The Israelites start their trek ...

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 spies feared that this transition to a mundane life would compromise their spiritual connection. In the desert, life was ...

Subhead: Parshat Emor: Leviticus 21:1-24:23; Ezekiel 44: 15-31. Emor introduces a mitzvah that the Jewish world is currently involved in, every night — the counting of the omer. Since the second ...