Category: Torah Portions
VENTURING BEYOND THE COCOON
It is an unusual partnership of radically different subgroups. A coalition of strictly-Orthodox Jews, devout... Read More
THE UGLY SCOURGE OF HATRED
At 3am this morning, Dvir Sorek, a yeshiva student from Ofra, was found stabbed to... Read More
THE FINAL BOOK OF THE TORAH
The final book of the Torah, Sefer Devarim, differs extensively from the previous four books.... Read More
DON’T CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
The portion of Matot begins with the laws of oaths and vows. The Talmud regards... Read More
CITIES OF REFUGE
Although the plan was to conquer the Land of Canaan so that the nation could... Read More
A DEEP AND MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP
If there is one president of the United States whose personality and character we are... Read More
THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT
At the end of Balak and beginning of Pinchas we are given details of an... Read More
IT’S A DIRTY JOB
The late US Supreme Court Justice, William J. Brennan, Jr., wrote that “there are no... Read More