By Rabbi Dan LewinParashat Shlach The main event of this week features a spoiled episode of espionage. At that fateful moment, the Jewish people were in good spirits, hopeful as…
By Rabbi Kimberly Herzog CohenParashat Beha’alotecha This week I celebrated my birthday. So many discoveries and such growth can happen in a year, especially when there is so much grief…
By Rabbi Dan LewinParashat Bamidbar In general, every Torah portion has a connection with the time of the year when it is read. This week’s parasha, Bamidbar, is usually read…
By Rabbi Michael KushnickParashat Behukotai This week we conclude the Book of Leviticus, the third book of the Torah, with parashat Behukotai. The very first verses of this parasha provide…
By Rabbi Stefan WeinbergParashat B’har “Proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants.” (Leviticus 25:10) This vision has served as a rallying call for this great nation during the…
By Rabbi Dan LewinSefirat HaOmer We are deep in the period of the Jewish calendar known as Sefirat HaOmer, where every day (beginning at nightfall) there is a separate mitzvah…
By Rabbi Howard WolkParashat Kedoshim There are 51 mitzvot in the portion of Kedoshim. From one verse to the next, the Torah introduces a different mitzvah. They include interpersonal mitzvot…
By Rabbi Adam RoffmanParashatAcrei Mot Have you ever thought about why Jews, when they raise a glass of wine in celebration or as part of ritual like kiddush, say “l’chayim,”…
By Rabbi Dan LewinPesach Pesach is known as “the Spring Festival,” and the Jewish calendar is adjusted so that the 15th of Nissan occurs during that season. On the surface,…
By Rabbi Matt Rutta Why do Jews love asking questions? Why not? It may go back to the Torah’s description of the very first Passover Seder and the instructions for…
