Body and Soul This week’s portion, Naso, from the Book of Numbers, offers the iconic Birkat Kohanim—the threefold blessing for…
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So much meaning is packed into the opening verse of the Book of Numbers. God speaks to Moses bamidbar Sinai—in…
Stronger in the Cracked Places This week’s Torah portion, B’har, contains one of the most famous passages in American civic…
This week, in Leviticus 24:16, we read: “Anyone who blasphemes the Name of God—noqev shem Adonai—shall surely be put to…
Our Buddies, Our Selves Our culture is besotted with regard for the self: self-care, self-promotion, self-love. And so, anything that…
From Pustules to Probity At least in the modern era, the portions of Tazria-M’tzora have been the bane of both B’nai…
A Road to Hell? We’re all familiar with the axiom, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” It…
“Adonai is my strength and might! Adonai—a Man of War—Adonai is God’s name! Horse and driver hurled and drowned in…
Embracing Flyover Torah Years ago, a version of the Jewish Bible was published, edited to appeal to what was supposedly…
This week, in Parashat P’kudei, we read the final words of the book of Exodus. The Mishkan—the sacred, portable sanctuary—is complete, every…