Arguing that the Book of Leviticus (Vayikra), dealing mainly with the laws of sacrifices in the Tabernacle, is likely the ...

Hearing the Silent Aleph -   Vayakhel   ©️Rabbi Mordecai Finley, 2025 This week’s Torah portion, Va-yakhel, is the first of ...

Both Christian and Jewish people regard Moses’ parting the Red Sea as one of the most impressive miracles of God — or is it? New research points to a scientific basis for the religious myth. The ...

Last week’s Torah portion, Tetzaveh, stands out because Moses’s name is absent—the only time from his birth until the end of ...

What is especially interesting is how this works out in terms of personal relationships, in this case that between the two brothers, Moses and Aaron. The Torah says relatively little about their ...

What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each parent’s and child’s personality, needs, and circumstance vary so widely.

While hiddur mitzvah is interpreted as beautifying a commanded act with a sense of abundance, as usual, the Torah asks us to ...