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Metzora: Time for a Haircut

Judaism teaches that everything has the potential for holiness; after all everything in this world…

Tazria: A Sin Offering?

There is no greater joy than having a child. From a religious perspective, bringing new life into…

Shemini: Seeking the Middle

“Moshe then inquired, darosh darash, about the goat of the sin offering, and it had been burned” (…

Tzav: The Best Reason

One of the major debates in Jewish thought relates to the appropriateness of ascribing reasons for…

Purim Thoughts: Far, Far Away

The decree has been promulgated and publicized through the empire. 127 provinces have received “…

Vayikra: Come on In

Jewish etiquette – and law – teach that one should not enter one’s own home, how much more so the…

Pekudei: Remember the Count

"These are the accounts, pekudei, of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of testimony, as…

Vayakhel: Time to Meet

“Moshe gathered the entire congregation of Israel and said to them” (Shemot 35:1). It is extremely…

Ki Tissa: Time to Speak

Forty days after the most awesome event in history – G-d’s revelation to man - the Jewish people…

Tezaveh - Biblical Editing

  The central theme of Sefer Shemot is the formation of the Jewish people as a nation. The group of…

Terumah - Soaring to the Heavens

Symbols play an important part in helping to define who we are. Our clothing, for example, is often…

Mishpatim: The Thief and the Robber

"Rabban Yocḥanan ben Zakkai’s students asked him: ‘For what reason was the Torah stricter with a …

Yitro: Who was at Sinai

What kind of book is the Torah and who is it meant for? Rashi begins his commentary to the Torah…

Beshalach: Great Expectations

Throughout the Exodus story, the Jewish people are silent. We do not know what they were thinking…

Vaeira: Yes Thank You

That man sins is part and parcel of being human. It is the basis of the most special day of the…

Shemot: No Thank You

“And Moshe was frightened and he said, behold the incident is known. And Pharaoh heard…

Vayechi: Joining the Covenant

  The opening 11 chapters of Sefer Breisheet can be read as explaining why there was a need for a…

Vayigash: A Test of Leadership

It is clear already from the sale of Yosef, that Yehuda had leadership potential. It was he who…