Torah in Seven, hosted by Lubavitch International's editor-in-chief, Baila Olidort, distills each week’s parsha into a clear, ...
As we consider this week's Torah portion, we might also consider our own situations as present-day custodians and witnesses ...
It’s the tale of an IDF officer who survived the fighting in Gaza only to suffer the invisible wounds of combat trauma, drug ...
Haftarat Vayetze is unique in the curious divergence between how Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jews read it, with each reading a ...
If we accept Hashem’s Mitzvot and love Him with all of our heart and soul, there will be a consequence of rain, bounty, etc. Ohr Hachaim notices that the consequences commence with the word ונתתי, ...
No fewer than seven portions are dedicated to the building of the Tabernacle and the sacrificial service offered there. One wonders why the text includes so much detail. This emphasis is especially ...
A more general understanding of the sacrificial service may flow when considering an important aspect of covenant, the contractual partnership between God and His people. The two major covenants in ...
Parshat Vayechi has always been a special Parsha for me as it was my older brother’s Bar Mitzvah portion. I was in 4th grade for the weekend spectacular at the Washington Hotel (may its memory be for ...
1620, Pilgrim leader William Bradford, later the Governor of Plymouth Colony, reading the Mayflower Compact on board the Mayflower off the coast of what became known as Massachusetts. (Photo by ...
The demands of public service can strain devotion to one’s own family - a tension faced by three of the most important ...
It is to my religious brothers and sisters who are still stuck in the galut that I dedicate the following article.