Critics of our people point to the stiff-necked, weak-willed character of our forebears. At the time, perhaps it was an ...

By Rabbi Gregory Marx Parashat Vayigash When faced with tough choices, we reveal our character. One such pivotal moment occurs in this week’s Torah portion. It... Rabbi Rachel Hersh Parshat Vayeshev ...

The Midrash (cited by Rashi on Exodus 25:18) explains that each cherub had the ... these figures are now represented by the greatest Torah scholars of each generation. They transmit, interpret ...

Moses dons a mask in Parashat Ki Tisa. Two religious leaders propose a new ritual tied to that act of humility. But there’s another marker baked into Jewish tradition that hasn’t been ...

The weekly Torah portion of “Teruma” comes after the Torah has been given at Sinai and after the portion of “Mishpatim,” the first exposure to the legal system we will come to call Halacha.

(photo credit: FLASH90) In this Torah portion, God commands the construction of the Ark of the Covenant, which contained the Tablets of the Covenant that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai.