At the close of Sefer Bereishis (Genesis), Yaakov blesses all his sons. He specifically calls Shimon and Levi “brothers,” criticizing the seemingly negative character trait those two sons shared.

After nearly eight months of war, it is abundantly clear the IDF needs more soldiers. The only source for a beefed up head count is in the benighted world of Haredi society. This society comprises ...

The Torah portion of 'Bamidbar' is replete with numerical accountings of the Tribes of Israel. Seemingly, one could ask: Why does the Torah need to 'waste' so many verses calculating the exact numbers ...

Parashat Bamidbar opens the fourth of the five books of the Torah, recounting the journeys of the Israelites through the desert. At the beginning of the portion, God commands a census of the people of ...

As we seem ready to enter Israel, a counting of the Jewish People takes place. Nachmanides offers several rationales for this census (Numbers 1:45). First, it expresses God’s mercy. When Jacob came to ...

Each week ‘In Song’ links the weekly Torah reading — however tenuously — to classic works of rock ‘n’ roll. This week’s parsha, Bamidbar (in the desert), kicks off the Book of Numbers, starting with a ...

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidtwas the Chief Rabbi of Moscow, Russia from 1993 until 2022. From 2011, Goldschmidt has served as president of the Conference of European Rabbis. “We Are One” is a phrase ...

putting one slow foot in front of the other. Rick Lupert, a poet, songleader and graphic designer, is the author of 28 books including “God Wrestler: A Poem for Every Torah Portion.” Visit him at ...