In constructing the Golden Calf, the Israelites attempted to create a mediated, safe relationship with an awesome and consuming God.

If the Golden Calf was an abomination, why is the Tabernacle okay?

Zealousness regarding the elevation offering reminds us to be careful in our service of God and others.

The divine name that God tells Moses at the burning bush expresses the different and evolving relationship that God has with every individual.

The reference to forgetting Joseph raises questions about how oppression is linked to a group's commitment to the larger society.

The Jewish practice of blessing natural phenomena awakens us to the fact that the earth is a wonder, a witness, and a spiritual mystery.

A description of the highlights of the Torah, according to the divisions of the weekly portions.

These supernatural beings appear widely throughout Jewish texts.

These remarkable Jewish women have shown extraordinary leaders, offered comfort and hope, and injected creativity into the Jewish world.

There are 54 discreet portions, parshiyot in the Torah.  If we regard them as chapters in a greater whole each ...