Noach was a tenth-generation descendant of Adam Harishon. And he and his family were the only descendants of Adam to not suffer the terrible fate of those who lived during the time of the flood. He is ...

Ever since the yearly cycle of Torah readings was standardised towards the end of the Second Temple era, and the fixed calendar as calculated by Hillel II (Hillel ben Yehudah, Nasi or head of the ...

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Rachel and Sarah grew up together in a quiet, modest town. They both lived simple lives, worked hard and carefully watched every dollar. One day, a new bar opened in town. Rachel, after saving for ...

Sign up for Weekday J and get the latest on what's happening in the Jewish Bay Area. The public reading of the Torah this week consists of two parashahs: Behar and ...

The end of the middle book of the Torah is pretty intense; a prime focus in this double parasha reading is on the uniqueness of living in the land of Israel, and in contrast the prediction of the ...

In the Blessings found in the the beginning of our Parsha there seems to be an apparent tautology. In pasuk 5 we have וישבתם לבטח בארצכם – and you shall dwell in security in your land. Ohr Hachaim ...

Imagine walking down the street and, to your amazement, seeing every tree bearing fruit. How would you react? Might that not seem to be overkill of a blessing? Yet, one of the Torah’s blessings in the ...

This Torah portion contains numerous warnings of the consequences for not living virtuously, not living a life of mitzvot. However, the parshah begins with 13 verses explaining and detailing the ...