Torah Portion

Parshat Pinchas: Numbers 25:16-30:1; Jeremiah 1:1-2:3. By Rabbi Brent GutmannThis week’s Torah portion contains an especially challenging episode, one which produces a call to arms...

Parshat Balak: Numbers 22:2-25:9; Micah 5:6-6:8. By Rabbi Elliott PachterA talking donkey? Middle school metal shop class? What do they have in common? Read on.In...

By Rabbi Dorit Edut Modern Israeli songs and poetry are filled with sharp contrasts such as the famous song “Al Kol Eleh” — “For All...

Parshat Korach: Numbers 16:1-18:32; I Samuel 11:14-12:22. I was recently teaching a class about the weekly Torah portion when someone mentioned the rebellion of Korach.I...

Parshat Shelach Lechah: Numbers 13:1-15:41; Joshua 2:1-24. By Rabbi Joseph KrakoffOne thing is for certain: Relationships are never easy. They are hard work, challenging and...

Parshat Bachaaloteha: Numbers 8:1-12:16; Zechariah 2:14-4:7. By Rabbi Ariana Gordon When we teach of Moses, we generally teach of a great leader: the man who led...

Parshat Naso: Numbers 21:1-7:89; Judges 13:2-25. By Rabbi Daniel Schwartz The old cliché says that Eskimos have 50 different words for snow because that’s their world.We...

Parshat Bamidbar: Numbers 1:1-4:20; Hosea 2:1-22. Rabbi Jeremy YoskowitzA national census, at any level, is no small undertaking. For those who are counted, it might...

Parshat Emor: Leviticus 21:1-24:23; Ezekiel 44:15-31. By Rabbi Alana Alpert Tzedakah can seem unnatural. Why would we want to give up what we have?When we have...

Parshat Kedoshim: Leviticus 19:1-20:27; Amos 9:7-15. In Judaism we use the Hebrew root kof-daled-shin a lot. We make Kiddush on Shabbat, we say Kaddish when...

Parshat Achrey Mot: Leviticus 16:1-18:30; I Samuel 20:18-42. (Shabbat Machar Chodesh) By Rabbi Yoni DahlenAn intrinsic element of human nature is a seeking out of...

Parshat Pesach 8: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 28:19-25; Isaiah 10:32-12:6. By Rabbi Mendel PolterHave you ever thought about the common use of the word freedom? America...