Torah Commentary

The Torah urges us to remember the years of strength and virtue whenever possible.

To continue to live after loss, we must gently push ourselves to do what might seem impossible.

While our loved ones are physically gone, they have willed their unfinished dreams to us.

God created forgiveness before anything in the physical universe because human beings are bound to err.

Two linguistic features of this Torah portion remind us of the need to speak carefully even when our message is true.

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

Engaging with difficult passages in the Torah requires sitting with complexity and tension.

An unusual juxtaposition in this Torah portion highlights an oft-overlooked piece of observing the major festivals.

The imperative to “be holy” is about more than just abstention.

These two Torah portions describe in hyper-focused detail a spectrum of infections and the spiritual methods of remedying them.