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...
Comfort in a Community of Doubters
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
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
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...
