Perhaps the most fundamental and pervading principle in the Torah — the core of Jewish faith — is the idea of internalizing God’s unparalleled unity.We have a mitzvah to declare…

In the lives of many of our children, teens and college students, summer is a time of transformation. Camp, summer jobs, internships, and other activities challenge young people to put…

This Shabbat we conclude reading the fourth Book of the Torah, Numbers, Bamidbar. Two groups approach Moses with requests that are different.One group is called B’nei — the sons of.…

As human beings, we have a broad range of abilities and experiences that can be uncovered — whether intelligence, love, awe, compassion, courage or artistic expression. The crown of all…

When I signed up to write on Parashat Korach for the TJP it was months ago, and I had no idea what would be happening in the world. A typical…

A three-legged stool is the sturdiest, the best way to create stability on uneven surfaces. The same idea can be found in mystical metaphors, where groups of three in Torah…

This week’s Torah portion is Behaalotcha and it starts with some housekeeping instructions. “The Eternal One spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you mount…

This week’s Torah portion discusses the perplexing character of the Nazir or Nazarite. Nazir refers to a man or woman who makes a specific vow in order to become closer…

The seven-week countdown to the holiday of Shavuot, the day when the Torah was given, has concluded. As part of the preparatory process of character refinement during this period —…