Moses Enters His Own Promised Land
Rabbi Fabian Werbin
This week’s Torah portion is Va’etchanan, Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11.
I invite you, the readers of the Torah text, to momentarily set aside whatever preconceptions...
Vision Check
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
Parshat Devarim
“Zion shall be redeemed because of her moral justice and her children shall return to her because of her compassionate righteousness”...
Passion and zeal are not the same things
Rabbi Melanie Aron
This week’s Torah portion is Pinchas, Numbers 25:10-30:1.
Pinchas is the poster child for Jewish zealotry. At the end of last week’s parshah,...
Intermarriage Can Enrich Our Community
Rabbi David Levin
Parshat Chukat-Balak
As a rabbi, I spend substantial time with interfaith couples. There is an undeniable trend with many Jews finding life partners...
Korach and the Evil Queen
By Rabbi Alison Kobey
This week’s Torah portion is Korach, Numbers 16:1 - 18:32.
“Mirror, mirror on the wall…” Many of us are familiar with this...
Should Moses Have Sent the Media?
Rabbi Saul Oresky
This week’s Torah portion is Shelach Lekha, Numbers 13:1-15:41.
Shelach Lekha presents us with a negative model of journalistic responsibility. In Numbers 13,...
The Torah of James Taylor
Rabbi Corey Helfand
This week’s Torah portion is Beha’alotecha, Numbers 8:1-12:16.
In 1968, James Taylor wrote one of my favorite songs. “Fire and Rain” was a...
God’s Blessing Flows Through Us
Rabbah Arlene Berger
This week’s Torah portion is Naso: Numbers 4:21-7:89.
Parshat Naso contains some of the most powerful words of our people:
Speak to Aaron and...
Ruth’s Redeeming Quality
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
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...