Studying some parts of the Pentateuch, one wonders if they are truly necessary. For example, this portion begins with a ...

We know who we are. They cannot fathom it. Our tireless efforts to explain may fall on deaf ears – but we hear, and we know.

While they share Jewish roots with American Jews, there can be cultural differences, different social customs and ways of ...

Moses assembled the entire community of the ... These are the people who built the Tabernacle, G-d’s house, and yet made sure they would not violate the Sabbath. The term “wise of heart ...

Before the destruction of the First Temple, the Ark of the Covenant disappeared. Archaeologists are now scanning through Kiriath Jearim, an ancient Biblical town where it was kept for 20 years before ...

Nissan, as described in our maftir aliyah, is to be the “first of the months”, and it is our original new year. It’s a sign ...

Arguing that the Book of Leviticus (Vayikra), dealing mainly with the laws of sacrifices in the Tabernacle ... and ambiguity” appear to have been built into the Book of Leviticus.” ...

We built the synagogue, moving first from a room ... but it connects with what is going on in Israeli society today. Moses gathered the entire Israelite community and said to them: These are ...

Moses specifies the materials required for the Tabernacle and its sacred vessels ... Everyone gives in life. The world is built on giving and receiving. But the difference between forced giving ...