Torah Commentary
Challah for Parashat Behar
The Jubilee year.
Words Can Hurt
Behar: A resource for families.
The Shechinah: A Supernal Mother
A Kabbalistic interpretation of the suffering of the Jews in Egypt and their ultimate redemption.
Challah for Parashat Emor
Today is the ___ day of the Omer.
The Cruel Demands of Purity and Beauty
By and large it is not only the preference for beauty that has spilled into Western culture, but also the equation between beauty and goodness.
Transitions and Israel
As a people, wherever the Jews are, we have a remarkable and noble mission.
Writing Women Into the Torah
It is time to do no less than to dress the Torah in the language of women.
Tzaraat and Memory
Miriam's skin condition and the war with Amalek, Amnon and Moab are all examples of memory.