In this week’s Torah portion, Parshas Re’eh, we learn of the positive commandment to tithe our produce and livestock (14:22-23). The tithe, or maaser, is given to a Levite, a […]
Weekly Torah Portion
Insight and themes on the weekly Torah portion read aloud in synagogue.
In this week’s Torah portion, we come across the holy Pinchas. Despite being a male descendant of Aaron, Pinchas was not supposed to become a kohen, priest. Because of his […]
This week’s Torah portion is called Bamidbar, which is also the name of the fourth book of the Torah. The word bamidbar literally means “in the desert.” The desert is […]
TICKETS PLEASE!! This week Torah portion is one of the hardest to write a jokes column about. Most of Parshas Bechukosai contains the tochacha, Admonition, a solemn recounting of the […]
THE DAILY DOSE OF TORAH This week’s Torah portion discusses the different laws that Moses told the Jewish people while they were still encamped at the foot of Mount Sinai, […]
A PONY TALE This week’s Torah portion describes the different types of tzaraas, leprosy. Tzaraas was a punishment for speaking lashon hara, gossip or slander. What was unique about this […]
BASEBALL AND ME First of all, a very happy birthday to me. In honor of my birthday, I would like to share a true story. Somebody once came over to […]
The main topic of the book of Vayikra (Leviticus) is the korbanos, sacrificial service. This is a topic that is generally poorly understood and one that is often surrounded by […]
“Moshe erected the Mishkan, placed its sockets, put up its planks, put in its bars, and set up its pillars.” (Shemos 40:18) In discussing the erection of the Mishkan, the […]
THE CLOTHING MAKES THE MAN In this week’s Torah portion, the Torah discusses the special clothing that is worn by the kohanim, the descendants of Aaron. In the times of […]
