The people in the times of Noach were guilty of many severe sins. However, the sin that clinched their destruction was the sin of robbery. What was the most popular […]
Weekly Torah Portion
Insight and themes on the weekly Torah portion (parshah) read aloud in synagogue.
This week’s Torah portion, Parshat Noach, tells the famous tale of Noah’s Ark and the flood. When the world became so corrupt that Gd determined it would need to be […]
In this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Ki Tavo, Moshe gives instructions to the Jews about what they should do when they enter the Land of Israel. He tells them that […]
This week’s Torah portion, Parshat Ki Teitzei, contains 74(!) of the 613 mitzvot, commandments. I chose two commandments for this week’s Parsha Sweets and Treats. The first is shiluach hakan. […]
Torah thought for Parshas Shoftim with Oorah‘s general counsel, Rabbi Bentzion Turin. More on Parshas Shoftim from the Oorah Spirit: Shoftim: The Dark Side What Gives Rabbis the Right to […]
In this week’s Torah portion, Parshas Shoftim, Moshe instructs the Jews to appoint judges and law enforcement officers in every city, telling them specifically, “justice, justice shall you pursue.” A […]
This week’s Torah portion, Parshat Re’eh, continues Moshe’s long speech to the Jewish people before they enter the Land of Israel. He again urges them to follow the path of […]
This week’s Torah portion, Parshas Eikev, opens and closes with two famous passages in which the Torah teaches us that the Jewish people’s entire fortune depends purely on whether or […]
This week’s Torah portion is Parshat Eikev and continues Moshe’s long speech to the Jewish people before his death. He begins by assuring the people that if they adhere to […]
In this week’s Torah Portion, Parshat Chukat, Moshe is taught the intricate laws of the Parah Adumah, red heifer, whose ashes purify a person who has become impure by contact […]
