Parsha
Beyond the headlines: A mindset of joy - opinion
A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.
Jewish return to Temple Mount brings renewed memory and hope - opinion
Parashat Teruma: Sanctifying the heart
Parashat Mishpatim: All or nothing
Parashat Vayikra: Standing before God
By offering a sacrifice, a person expresses the maximum nullification he can feel: giving life to God.
The Golden Calf Sin: How did it really happen?
Ceremonial transitions of power and authority of an elite might be two lessons learned from the events of the Golden Calf.
Parashat Ki Tisa: Why break the tablets?
By smashing the tablets, Moses was making a declaration to all of Israel: Even the handiwork of God, which you might think of as inviolable, is nonetheless just another thing.
Parashat Ki Tisa: Sin, compassion and leadership
It is not difficult to imagine the depths of Moses’s disappointment, frustration and torment.
Parashat Mishpatim: The soul and the law
We went from philosophy to the budget.
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).
