Torah Commentary

The biblical narrative of Korach's rebellion offers a deep lesson about how to emerge from challenging times.

The story of the spies offers an object lesson in the importance of diversity -- and the danger of homogeneity.

The trial by ordeal prescribed for a woman suspected of infidelity is unparalleled anywhere else in the Torah.

Koufax’s refusal to play on the Day of Atonement, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, became a major point of pride for American Jews, who saw that it was possible to live in two cultures at once.

Why would learning sacred Jewish texts be forbidden on this day of fasting and mourning?

The Torah's discussion of the obscure condition called tzara'at tells us something profound about the human condition.

Miriam's instinctive song of praise tells us something important about calling out to God.

Creating a just society requires courage and vision.

Happy Passover is always acceptable, but here are a few traditional greetings — in Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino — to try out over the holiday.

Living according to Jewish time makes a tremendous difference in the texture of life.