The Shema’s amazing staying power
By Rabbi James R. Michaels
Special to WJW
This week’s Torah portion is Va’etchanan, Deuteronomy 3:23 - 7:11.
“Shema Yisrael…” Almost any Jew who hears these two...
The buzz over the book of Deuteronomy
By Rabbi Deborah Reichmann
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This week’s Torah portion is Devarim, Deuteronomy 1:1 - 3:22.
“Eleh ha-devarim — These are the words.” This is the...
Equal protection, equal justice under the law
By Clifford S. Fishman
Special to WJW
This week’s Torah portion is Matot-Massei, Numbers 30:2-36:13.
Chapter 35 in the book of Numbers focuses on one topic: the...
The case of the daughters of Zelophehad
By Saul Golubcow
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This week’s Torah portion is Pinchas, Numbers 25:10 – 30:1
The case of the daughters of Zelophehad (Numbers 27:1-11) is remarkable...
What leaders and protesters owe each other
By Rabbi Daniel Plotkin
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This week’s Torah reading is Korach, Numbers 16:1-18:32.
In the Torah portion Korach, we see an Israelite community in great...
Parsha Preview: Rabbi Hyim Shafner on Shelach
What does the episode of the spies have to do with mitzvot about wine and bread later in this week's Torah portion, Parshat Shelach?...
‘Tanya in 10’ with Rabbi Deitsch: What’s in a number?
Written by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (1745-1812), the founder of Chabad, Tanya is the central text of Chabad Chasidism. "Tanya in 10" is...
Calling on past generations to see us through frightening times
By Rabbi Rachel Hersh
This week’s Torah portion is Shlach Lecha, Numbers 13:1 - 15:41.
“Send scouts for yourself . . .” (Numbers 13:2).
We encounter these...
Calling on past generations to see us through frightening times
By Rabbi Rachel Hersh
This week’s Torah portion is Shlach Lecha, Numbers 13:1 - 15:41.
“Send scouts for yourself . . .” (Numbers 13:2).
We encounter these...
Help the needy, and build your kibbutz
By Rabbi Sanford H. Shudnow
The reading for the second day of Shavuot is Deuteronomy 14:22 - 16:17.
The second day Torah reading for Shavuot is...