Torah study and listening to the word of God reconnect the person with the original choice of loyalty and commitment. Information ...

In short, the authors/editors of the Bible made sure that we know that the story of the widow Tamar and Judah continues ...

Why parshat hashavua (the weekly Torah portion)? The decision to teach parshat hashavua rather than teaching selected ... predictable structure. Just like a writing workshop or a reading workshop in ...

Comments on Torah Portion Va-Yishlach 2024 (adapted from previous versions) c Rabbi Mordecai Finley In our Torah portion, ...

brought with him a scaled-down Torah and did the first Torah reading outside of Earth. He also had a set of Jewish ritual items specially made for his trip, including a mezuzah with a Velcro strip ...

The Ibn Ezra explains the following: "The verse mentions the purchase of land to inform us that having a portion of the Land is like having a portion of the World to Come." 1. What is the ...

This may sound like the description of a new Netflix drama but it’s actually a scene in a poem inspired by the parshah (Torah portion) Vayishlach, in which Jacob’s daughter Dina is abducted ...

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (RNS) — Growing up in Argentina in an assimilated Jewish family, Jorge Singman never had a bar mitzvah, a ...

As the new year’s readings of the Torah portions begins once more, we find ourselves reading about the leaders of our nation who are our fathers and mothers. These Torah stories that seem like a ...