Weekly Torah Commentary

Gleaning great meaning from the single word this portion gave to Jewish liturgy.

While God commands Moses, He also calls to him affectionately.

Moses as a model of one who seeks greater understanding

Resisting the temptation to return, geographically or psychologically, to the site of our bondage.

Dealing with disagreements in interpretation of the law.

Moses shares his views on leadership.

It is important to seek God in times of fortune, and to hear the divine voice in our texts.

The emotional struggles of our ancestors can help guide us today.

Ritual purity laws highlight the power of confronting mortality and the subsequent need to ritualize the reaffirmation of life.

Why did Abraham beg for mercy for the city of Sodom but not for his son Isaac?