Category: Torah Portions
THE JEWISH VIEW ON MAGIC AND SORCERY (1)
Among the many mitzvot in parshat Shoftim is the prohibition against various different types of... Read More
THE CONCEPT OF “BASHERT” IS NONSENSE
We have a number of weddings coming up in our community, so I thought it... Read More
KEEPING THE CHOICE IN SIGHT
The Torah portion of Re’eh begins with a cryptic statement (Deut. 11:26-28): רְאֵה אָנֹכִי נֹתֵן... Read More
GETTING RID OF GENERAL LEE
As a non-American living in the United States, I found this week’s political hurricane quite... Read More
JUDAISM’S MOST IMPORTANT TEXT
It is always assumed that the most important text of Judaism is the Torah, by... Read More
REVEALING THE ESSENCE OF PRAYER
Parshat Va’etchanan begins with Moses recalling his heartfelt prayer to be allowed into the Promised... Read More
INTELLIGENT EVOLUTION AND THE ORAL TORAH
One of the great puzzles of evolutionary theory concerns the existence in humans of higher... Read More
“INHERIT THE LAND” (2)
Hidden away in the portion of Masei is one of the most important directives of... Read More