Torah Commentary

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 ...

Every year as I reread the chapters of Exodus week by week, there is a curiosity in the narrative that ...

A closer look at Judaism's three cardinal sins.

The first verse in Parashat Tetzaveh may be the most important.

One of the more enjoyable aspects of my work as a rabbi is studying Torah portions with students becoming bar ...

Parashat Beshalach teaches that we all need reliable nourishment, for our bodies and our souls.