In Parshat Hukat, the Israelites journey through the wilderness of Zin, encamp at Kadesh, skirt Edom via the Sea of Reeds, ...

Last week’s Torah portion tells the story of Korach’s rebellion against Moses and Aaron. At its core, Korach’s argument was cloaked in spiritual rhetoric: “All of the nation is holy; ...

And yet, it was precisely that pig-headed stubbornness—so often our weakness—that became our saving grace. On October 7th, Israelis who refused to back down from their beliefs now refused to back down ...

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.

This week’s Torah portion, Parshat Chukat, begins with the ultimate divine mystery—the laws of the red heifer, a ritual ...

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 ...

Parshat Naso: Numbers 4:21-7:89; Judges 13:2-25. We read in Parshat Naso about the practices of one who chooses to take the Nazarite vow, a commitment to abstain from wine, haircuts and contact ...

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

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