Moses
Parashat Va’era: Why being good is the secret strength we forget
Why does Moses step aside for Aaron during the first plagues? The answer reveals a profound Torah teaching about humility and gratitude.
Parashat Shemot: Learning God
Parashat Shemot: The continuity of the world
Yom Kippur: The end or the beginning?
Parashat Korach: Which side to choose?
How are we to know, in situations we encounter in our lives, how to make the right choices?
Parasha and Herzl: The Golden Calf reappears
Forty days without Moses is a long time.
Moses’s hand-to-mouth life
The moral trajectory of Moses, his development as a man and leader, can be traced in the ongoing struggle between his mighty hand and his slow tongue
Parashat Dvarim: Love of fellow Jews and the Torah
Being a Jew is undoubtedly an obligation... but we mustn’t see Judaism as a heavy burden.
PARASHAT RE’EH: Facing idolatry
Even after idolatry seemingly disappeared from our lives – we see that it actually hasn’t
PARASHAT DEVARIM: The right way to study Torah
The Torah learner is a full partner in the creation.
Book review: An uncompromising Bible translation
Robert Altar pushes back against modern translations, which he thinks interpret too much and translate too little.
A story with two endings
This week’s parasha, Chukat, is an important one for the nation as it finally moves toward entry into the Land of Israel.
Biblical holiday of Pesach Sheni celebrates second chances
Those who were on a long journey or declared ritually impure could partake of the Passover holiday one month later, according to the Bible. Today, Second Passovers is still commemorated.
Salvation from servitude: A Passover tale of the midrash
What eternal slavery did Pharaoh introduce from which only God’s salvation could liberate us?
