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

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.

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

So the entire community took him outside the camp, and they pelted him to death with stones, as God had commanded Moses. God ...

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

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

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

Torah Portion: Moments to Savor. Rabbi Simone Schicker Jun 4, 2025 Jun 4, 2025; ... It is one of the few examples in Torah of an action a person of any gender may elect to do.

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Author Leo Rosten defines the term “chutzpah” as “gall, brazen nerve, effrontery, incredible ‘guts,’ presumption plus ...