Parasha
Parashat Beha'alotcha: Know your place
After Pharaoh intensified the Jewish slaves' work, Moses felt that his mission had failed. Out of deep pain, he turned to God and said, “Why have You done evil to these people? Why did You send me?
From Sinai to today: Judaism and the long march of monotheism - opinion
Parashat Bamidbar: ‘Machar Chodesh’
Parashat Bamidbar: The individual within the collective
Parashat Vayikra: Sacrifices, essence, and meaning
Someone who sins is meant to bring something of himself – his heart and emotions – and to experience a sense of closeness to God and love for Him through the offering.
The king of Spain was outraged: “Cut out his tongue”
Parashat Pekudei: Don’t walk away
We know who we are. They cannot fathom it. Our tireless efforts to explain may fall on deaf ears – but we hear, and we know.
Parashat Pekudei: The beauty of transparency
Nothing in the Torah is superfluous. From every word – and even from each letter – our sages derived halachic rulings or ethical teachings.
'Cardozo on the Parashah': The magic of the Torah’s most ambiguous book - review
Snippets from Rabbi Nathan Cardozo’s commentary on the ‘Book of Leviticus’
Parashat Vayakhel: Giving from the heart
look at the beauty of the Temple, built in harmony and generosity, and let this be the foundation of your own home – built on love and overflowing kindness.
Parashat Tetzaveh: Yes, you can!
A person can build, act, create, contribute, and make the world a better place. Just as easily, however, the same person can wither, stagnate, and waste his or her life in idleness.
The rebbes met – Then one asked a mysterious question
Finding meaning in Judaism: From captivity to candle lighting - opinion
Beyond the Headlines: A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news
Parashat Teruma: ‘Its interior is filled with love’
An exploration into the meaning and significance of the cherubim (angels) that sat upon the Ark of the Covenant in the Tabernacle.
