Our guest this week is Rabbi Jonathan Case, Rabbi of Congregation Beth Shalom in Columbia, South Carolina. Rabbi Jonathan Case has been a pulpit rabbi for over 30 years. He has a BA in Jewish History ...

A lot happens in this week’s Parshat Beha’alotcha. Miriam and Aaron are stricken by Tzaraat (skin disease) after Miriam speaks lashon hara. The last event — Miriam’s sudden illness — brings forward a ...

For Nachmanides, prayer is a function of human distress so piercing that it leads one to fully rely upon God. In his words: Note that Nachmanides emphasizes our calling out to God, not God’s response.

Parashat Beha'alotcha: Freedom comes with responsibility A slave is not required to take responsibility for his actions, but a free man is required to be accountable for his actions, for those around ...

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Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — with a classic work of rock and roll. In this week’s parsha, Beha’alotcha, the Levites are prepared for their duties in the ...

Jewish history is a grand march of optimism in the face of individual suffering. Winston Churchill is said to have said: “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. An optimist sees the ...

It’s not pleasant to read passages in this week’s Torah portion that describe problematic behavior on the part of our people. The same generation that leaves Egypt and receives the Torah at Mount ...

Our guest this week is Rabbi Cheryl Jacobs, Rabbi and Director of ISH, a spiritual resource organization based in South Florida. Rabbi Jacobs majored in Religious Studies at Hobart William Smith ...