All That’s Left is Torah This week’s Torah reading, Parshat Bechukotai, warns us that if we fail to keep the Torah properly, we will be exiled from our land, and […]
Weekly Torah Portion
And Your Brother Shall Live with You The verse in this week’s Torah reading states (25:36), “You shall not take interest from him, and you should fear your God, and […]
Sefirat HaOmer – Rising to New Levels In this week’s Torah reading, Parshat Emor, we are instructed to count the Omer (Sefirat HaOmer). Every day, beginning with the second day […]
The Depth of “Love Your Fellow Jew” This week’s Torah reading says (19:18), “And you should love your fellow Jew as you love yourself.” The Rambam sums up this Mitzvah […]
The Weight of Warning: A Reminder of Consequences In the beginning of this week’s Torah reading, God instructs Moshe (Moses) to warn Aaron and his sons to refrain from entering […]
The Potion for Life: A Lesson in Eternal Rewards This week’s Torah reading discusses the process of purification of a Metzora – one who was afflicted with the disease of […]
The Mourning of a Metzora: A Reflection on Sin This week’s Torah reading discusses the laws of a Metzora – someone afflicted with the unique disease of Tzara’at. One of […]
The Spiritual Aspect of Food This week’s Torah reading dictates laws pertaining to the Kosher diet; which animals we may eat and which we may not eat. The Abarbanel explains […]
The Meaning of the Korban Todah (Todah Sacrifice) This week’s Torah reading discusses the Korban Todah. During the time that korbanot (sacrifices) were brought, the Korban Todah was offered by […]
Another powerful message from Oorah‘s Thursday Thought Series What is the secret to the Jews’ success? Oorah’s Thursday-Thought series continues with a thought-provoking look at the Torah portion of this […]
