Parshat Bamidbar Parshat Bamidbar offers us a path to juggle the two conflicting identities of where do my loyalties lie regarding my family and tribe or to my nation? Let's ...

Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day: Why So Special? Yom Yerushalayim has a special place in many Jewish hearts. It's the day we celebrate the unification of Jerusalem. Can you imagine the ...

Parashat Behar-Bechukotai I stare at the face in the mirror and then I look at a picture of myself at school. I am struck by the question, "Where has the ...

Parashat Emor Weekly Torah Portion This week's Torah portion is Parashat Emor. It is divided into two main themes: 1. The sanctity of the Kohen- the priests who descended from ...

This week we read a double portion, Parashat Achrei Mot Kedoshim. What is holiness? What does it mean to be a holy person? How can I be a holy person? ...

Parashat Tazria Metzora Parashat Tazria Metzora lets us delve into the interesting law of the birthing mother being a Tamei - impure. The birth of a child is one of ...

Parashat Tzav Parashat Tzav introduces us to a new type of sacrifice. The Korban Todah the thanksgiving offering. An offering brought when one has survived a life-threatening situation. Is that ...

Parshat Vayikra Parshat Vayikra introduces us to the world of korbanot- sacrifices. A system that is completely foreign to us. Or is it? Today we have no Temple and prayer ...

Parashat Vayakhel Pekudei Parashat Vayakhel Pekudei concludes the book of Shemot - Exodus. The double Parasha describes in great detail the construction of the Mishkan- sanctuary. The question is why ...