This week’s portion, Haazinu, is Moses’ farewell song. At the threshold of his death, aware that he will not enter the Promised Land, he...

Parashat Vayelech places us before Moses on the threshold of his farewell: a leader who knows he will not cross over, yet hands the...

In Parashat Nitzavim, Moses addresses the gathered people to remind them that God’s covenant includes them and all generations to come:...

Parashat Ki Tavó speaks to us about gratitude, memory, and collective responsibility.  It reminds us that abundance is not a gift for...

This week’s parashah opens with the words: “Ki tetze la-milchamah al oyevecha – When you go out to war against your enemies” (Deuteronomy...

שֹׁפְטִ֣ים וְשֹֽׁטְרִ֗ים תִּֽתֶּן־לְךָ֙ בְּכׇל־שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְהֹוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ לִשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁפְט֥וּ אֶת־הָעָ֖ם...

This week we turn to Parashat Re’eh, the fourth portion of the book of Devarim, still echoing with Moses’ parting words. At its core, a...

This week’s parashah reminds us of one of the fundamental pillars of our faith: the Shema Israel: Hear, O Israel Adonai is our God,...

This week’s parashah reminds us of one of the fundamental pillars of our faith: the Shema Israel: Hear, O Israel Adonai is our God,...

These are the words that Moses spoke…”  With this words begins the final book of the Torah—a book that is not just a collection of...

We are approaching the conclusion of the book of Bemidbar, the book aptly named “In the Desert.” It is not merely an account of a...

The Hebrew calendar, during these days, is steeped in mourning. We have entered the period known as Bein HaMetzarim—the "Three Weeks" of...

Who is Korach? Every year, I ask myself this question as we reach this parashah. Who is Korach today? In what places, in what speeches,...

Who is Korach? Every year, I ask myself this question as we reach this parashah. Who is Korach today? In what places, in what speeches,...

This week we read how ten spies—“explorers,” some translate—returned from the Promised Land in fear, while two—Joshua and Caleb—saw...

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Make two silver trumpets, hammered out of beaten metal. They shall serve you to summon the congregation...

Naso is the longest parashah in the Torah. Its thematic richness is striking. At first glance, it appears to be a scattered mosaic of...

“Bemidbar,” in the desert, is the Hebrew name of the fourth book of the Torah, which we begin reading today, just a day before the...

This week, we read a double Torah portion: Behar – Bechukotai. The text confronts us with laws that, at first glance, seem outdated or...

Today, let’s begin at the end. וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶֽת־מֹעֲדֵ֖י יְהֹוָ֑ה אֶל־בְּנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל “Moses spoke of the appointed times of...