What is the essence of Jewish service? A famous midrash (found in the introduction to the aggadic compilation Ein Yaakov) ...

Our unfortunate history is that we too often buckle under pressure and suffer enormous, terrible consequences. We need to ...

Fear and the Remedy. Thoughts on Torah portions Tazria/Metzora 2025 (adapted from previous years) This week’s Torah portion is about mass fear, or better put, how to stave off mass fear.

This week’s Torah portion, Parshat Chukat, marks the beginning of the end of the longest family road trip in history, as 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 ...

These are analogous to the talking donkey, they are modern day miracles. I believe the story of the donkey is meant to teach ...

In the portion, Pinhas fills a role that Moses could not. Eleazer, the High Priest, stands next to Moses, his uncle, to occupy the former role of his late father Aaron.

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 ...

No matter how important Jewish institutions are, the key practice of Judaism that best preserves it begins with people at ...