Sefer Vayikra deals with the role of the Temple and that of the Kohanim in Jewish life. So it seems…
Kedoshim: No Mercy Allowed
Commenting on the Torah's charge "to be holy, since I the Lord your G-d am holy" (Vayikra, 19:…
Yom Ha'atzmaut: A 74 Piece Orchestra
Four, seven, ten, eighteen, forty, seventy, for Jews around the world have an immediate and…
Acharei Mot: Good Friends
“Do not follow the ways of Egypt, where you once lived” (Vayikra 18:2). The Jewish people's…
Pesach: Time is Relative
“Could it be from Rosh Chodesh?” the authors of the Hagadah ask, raising the possibility that one…
Metzora: Home Sweet Home
The home plays a critical—if not the critical—role in the development of Jewish life. The efforts…
Tazria: The Cycles of Life
During Jewish leap years, Parshat HaChodesh, the special maftir portion we read on the…
Purim: To Sing or not to Sing
Rav Soloveitchik argued that there is no independent field of Jewish philosophy. Rather, this…
Shmini: A Tale of Two Stories
"Moshe said to Aharon: This is what G-d meant when He said I will be sanctified amongst those…
Tzav: Sacrifices and the Spoken Word
If one were to survey 100 Jews and ask them their least favourite book of Torah it is likely that…
Vayikra: Time to Remember
One of the fiercest debates amongst Biblical commentators of the medieval period was to what extent…
Pekudei: Back to the Future
Often it is the crises of life that strengthen us. By confronting the challenges that surround us,…
Vayakhel: Talking Torah
"There is no man on earth of such righteousness that does good and is free from sin" (Kohelet 7:20…
Ki Tisa: Talking Torah
“G-d said to Moses, ‘Write these words for yourself, ki al pi hadevarim, since it is through…
Tetzaveh: A New Wardrobe
The billions of dollars spent by the fashion industry, not to mention the celebrity status of…
Terumah: Working Together
The Torah is a description of the relationship between G-d and man, and G-d and the Jewish people.…
Moed Katan 5: That's A Good Question
Isaac Rabi, winner of the 1944 Nobel Prize in physics for his discovery of nuclear magnetic…
Mishpatim: Serving Man, Serving G-d
How does one come close to G-d? How can one hold on to great religious experiences as we go through…