Parsha
Parashat Bo: Jeremiah’s timeless promise to Israel
Empires crumble, pain persists, yet Israel survives; Jeremiah’s words offer reassurance across generations.
Jacob’s warning: Enthusiasm without restraint threatens a nation - opinion
When brothers reunite: Ezekiel’s prophecy and Israel’s deepest divide
Art and Torah: A molten menorah and the power of light from darkness
Parashat Mishpatim: A thief's dignity
Why is it that someone who steals an ox is fined five times the value of the theft, whereas someone who steals a lamb is fined only four times the value of the theft?
Parashat Vayechi: An unsung Torah hero
We should honor Menashe's memory and emulate his example.
Parashat Vayechi: Different but complementary
There is a facet to Torah learning that is national rather than personal.
Parashat Vayigash: Exile as a moral foundation
Again and again, the Bible repeated the connection between the exile in Egypt and the obligation to respect foreigners.
Trees and life
Trees play an important role throughout the Bible, beginning with the Garden of Eden and its tree of life and tree of knowledge of good and bad (Genesis 2:9).
Parashat Vayera: Divine revelation vs others’ needs
Abraham’s life was based on giving.
Bereshit: Repairing Humpty Dumpty
Was man created primarily good and virtuous or fundamentally evil and immoral?
Parashat Bereishit: Different and together
The solution to loneliness is the relationship between man and woman, the “helpmate opposite him” that God creates.
A year with the sages: Making the ancient relevant
Reuven Hammer’s last book explores meanings of the Bible on contemporary issues
Parsha Shevi’i shel Pesach: Last day of Passover
The nation left Egypt the next morning, and for six days it wandered through the Sinai desert until it reached the shores of the Red Sea.
