Torah Commentary

What makes for a good leader?

A lost ancient tradition reborn in modern times.

The nazirite’s path is radical and demanding, and our tradition has wrestled with its implications.

This week's parashah offers guidance to remember the individual responsibility that each of us have to help the other.

Turning toward freedom may seem like an obvious choice, but it's never easy.

A look at holiness as a uniquely Jewish way of reflecting the divine.

We are reminded that a diagnosis isn’t just a medical moment — it’s a deeply human one.

Today’s sacrifices and blessings look different, but can still draw us closer to the Divine

This week’s Torah portion opens the third book of the Torah, with which it shares a name: Vayikra. In a sefer Torah, ...

In Parashat Pekudei, the Tabernacle — which has been under construction for several parshiot — is finally completed and God’s ...