These tensions are not new—Parshah Tetzaveh presents a similar challenge. This Torah portion (Exodus 27:20–30:10) describes the appointment of Aaron and his sons as the exclusive Kohanim.

This week’s Parshah, Parshas Mishpatim, marks the switch of the Torah offering a narrative of many of the events that had preceded the giving of the ten commandments; from henceforth ...

Exactly as I show you … so shall you make it.” Found at the beginning of this week’s parshah, this verse sends two fundamental messages to the Jewish people about the instructions they ...

Each week, Ari Sliffman, a Jewish legal mediator in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will discuss the week’s Parshah “through the lens of a mediator.” Ari will focus on one or two sections of ...