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

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

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; ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The Torah portions of “Tazria” and “Metzora” deal with the laws of skin afflictions (negaim) and the individual person afflicted by them, which, according to our tradition, come as a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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