Torah Commentary

Ruth’s Redeeming Quality

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Rabbi Rachel Hersh The Jewish festival of Shavuot begins this evening at sundown. Of the three pilgrimage festivals, Shavuot often gets less attention, though it...

Only the Lonely

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By Rabbi Evan Krame This week’s Torah portion is Bamidbar, Numbers 1:1 - 4:20. Surgeon General Vivek Murtha recently issued an advisory on the public health...

Comfort in a Community of Doubters

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By Clifford S. Fishman This week’s Torah portions are Behar-Bechukotai, Leviticus 25:1 - 27:34. How do our Bible and our liturgy define our relationship to God?...

The Meaning Beneath Milk and Honey

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Rabbi Eitan Cooper This week’s Torah portion is Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Leviticus 16:1 - 20:27. We’ve all heard the phrase, “Israel is the land flowing with milk...

Rethinking Tazria

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Rabbi David Greenspoon, Jewtique This week's Torah portion is Tazria: Leviticus 12:1-15:33. Leviticus 12:1-5 details the rituals for a new mother. These challenging verses having invited...

Moral Authority Comes Through the People’s Consent

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Rabbi Marc Israel This week’s Torah portion is Tzav, Leviticus 6:1 - 8:36. Each of the last six Torah portions have been leading to this moment....

Two types of Jewish involvement

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Rabbi Eric Abbott This week’s Torah portion is Vayikra: Leviticus 1:1-5:26. Growing up, I was (as I proudly declare) a Hebrew school nerd. I loved tutoring...

The fruits of serving the gods of work

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Rabbi Aaron Miller This week’s Torah portion is Vayakhel-Pekudei: Exodus 35:1-34:35. The rabbinate, like most jobs, has its busy seasons, and after a particularly hectic quarter,...

Betting the world on the goodness of people

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Rabbi Evan J. Krame This week’s Torah portion is Ki Tisa, Exodus 30:11 - 34:35. eBay transformed the way people transact business. What was so revolutionary...

Dressing for the Occasion

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Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner This week’s Torah portion is Tetzaveh, Exodus 27:20 - 30:10. When did “clothes make the man” come into our vocabulary and/or belief...