The seventy languages of the world.

How do we make sense of the census commanded in this Torah portion, which specifies only men be counted?

Filled with fantastic visions and miraculous escapes, Daniel is concerned with foreign persecution and the end of days.

It is important to see the value in Esau as well as Jacob.

O God, pray heal her!

By listing the names of Jacob's family members who went into Egypt the Torah reminds us of the number of people who affect our lives.

Jacob is a force for positive change in the midst of a frustrating material world.

From the fashionable to the freak show.

How one woman's power is portrayed as evil.

Korah was punished for his rebellion, but his questioning of the need for human rulers has remained a living issue for later generations to contemplate.