Our parsha this week happens to be one of my favorites – not because it is a particularly happy tale,…
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The formative Jewish narrative — more than the creation of the State of Israel, more than the days of creation,…
Arnold Eisen, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary (the Conservative Movement’s rabbinical school), teaches that the Book of Leviticus, which…
There is a common misconception that art was not an historic part of the ancient Israelite, and indeed, Jewish worship…
“Today I am a man; tomorrow I return to the 7th grade” goes the classic joke about religious maturity occurring…
Nestled within Parshat Tetzaveh, amidst detailed descriptions of the priestly garments we find a tantalizingly occult relic from the priesthood:…
“God spoke to Moses saying: ‘Tell the Israelite people to bring Me gifts; you shall accept gifts for Me from…
Mishpatim, the rules laid out in this week’s appropriately-named Torah portion, are those commandments that inherently make sense, that come…
Metaphor abounds in our Torah; there is no shortage of poetic language used to describe God, God’s relationship with us,…
Imagine the scene: you’ve just left Egypt with all of your belongings on your back, surrounded by everyone you know,…