Leviticus

An Angel is Born

Chazak, chazak, v’nitchazek! Let’s be strong, and strengthen one another!

I received a hate call two weeks ago. It came right after I had had the honor of offering an ...

Most people find this section (the final chapters of Exodus and first few chapters of Leviticus) of the Torah pretty ...

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Simchat Torah: a day for reading — and connecting — the beginning and end of the Torah.The Torah begins with ...

This week’s Torah portion, Tazriah, includes the stipulation that, following the birth of a child, a mother must separate herself ...

This week’s Torah portion commands us to swear off cheeseburgers. Well not exactly. It was the rabbis that created the ...

Earlier this month in The New York Times, Reza Aslan continued an ongoing argument against Bill Maher’s blanket condemnation of ...

Many LGBT Jews and allies find Leviticus to be challenging. Here is one rabbi’s reading of the passage. More can ...

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...