Parsha
Parashat Teruma: Sanctifying the heart
Each person is a walking Temple; each has the power to build a dwelling place for the Creator of the world within his or her heart.
Parashat Mishpatim: All or nothing
Parashat Mishpatim: The long search for moral society
Parashat Bo: Jeremiah’s timeless promise to Israel
What do mamzerim have to face in Israel?
The mamzer status not only prevents people from marrying in Israel, but puts children at serious risk of abuse. Meet the organization working to change this.
Parashat Ki Tetze: Making ourselves disappear
Deuteronomy 22 tells us that when you see another’s oxen or sheep lost, you should not remain indifferent.
Parashat Ki Tetze: What is a Holy War?
We see three laws in these verses that are hard to imagine are mentioned in reference to a war camp.
Parashat Ki Tetzei: Domestic workers must be cared for by employers
The minimum wage, in its current state, is a collective violation of the biblical prohibition of “oshek” (worker oppression).
Parashat Ekev: Your gift or God’s?
The Land of Israel, like all the goods of this world, is God’s gift, but the people must still fight to deserve it.
Torah commands both love and vengeance. What’s a Zionist to do? - opinion
When I read this week’s Torah portion, Ekev, I hear echoes of the Zionist narrative of my upbringing.
Parashat Matot-Masei: The art of listening
The two-and-a-half tribes who ask for their land to be outside the stated borders of the land of Israel serve as a subtle but beautiful example of what it is to ask, and what it means to listen.
Parashat Pinhas: A plurality of opinions
We learn from this week's Torah portion, parashat Pinhas, a plurality of opinions is a godly phenomenon.
Humility and humanity in Torah and Israel - opinion
A look at this week’s Torah portion, Balak
Parashat Korah: The boundaries of holiness
This week, we read about the dispute of Korah, for whom the parasha is named. Korah and his companions challenged the religious and leadership hierarchy.
