Parsha
Parashat Vayera: What a vote cannot decide
God gifted us with traits that distinguish us from the rest of creation: self-awareness, complex emotions, cognitive speech, creativity, imagination, dreams, and political instincts.
Parashat Vayera: Bridging heaven and earth
Beyond the Headlines: Dedicating Torah study and why no good deed is done alone - opinion
Beyond the Headlines: Have you heard Elkana Levi’s speech? - opinion
Torah commands both love and vengeance. What’s a Zionist to do? - opinion
When I read this week’s Torah portion, Ekev, I hear echoes of the Zionist narrative of my upbringing.
Parashat Matot-Masei: The art of listening
The two-and-a-half tribes who ask for their land to be outside the stated borders of the land of Israel serve as a subtle but beautiful example of what it is to ask, and what it means to listen.
Parashat Pinhas: A plurality of opinions
We learn from this week's Torah portion, parashat Pinhas, a plurality of opinions is a godly phenomenon.
Humility and humanity in Torah and Israel - opinion
A look at this week’s Torah portion, Balak
Parashat Korah: The boundaries of holiness
This week, we read about the dispute of Korah, for whom the parasha is named. Korah and his companions challenged the religious and leadership hierarchy.
Parashat Bamidbar: Four lessons for one's journey into Jewish adulthood
The Book of Numbers is not primarily one of danger and warning, but rather one of promise and preparation, albeit seasoned with a healthy dose of realism.
Parashat Emor: Finding a place in time
The omer is a period of mourning but is also agriculturally significant.
Parashat Emor: The counting of the Omer
From the festival of matzah to the festival of hametz
Parshat Shmini: The honey and the sting
The deeper lesson of the Torah’s teaching is not that one must have tragedy at the very moment of triumph, but that everything contains its opposite.
Parshat Shmini: Purity of the soul, restraint and humility
Kashrut is a significant part of Jewish identity. The basic principle of kashrut is that what a person puts into his body affects not only his physical health but the purity of his soul as well.