Torah Portion

Articles on the weekly Torah readings, including inspiration and explanations.

  PROSPERITY CAN lead to forgetfulness (Illustrative).

Parashat Ekev: The remembering person

The remembering person is the moral person. The remembering person does not sink into self-satisfaction, pride, and narcissism.

Parashat Devarim: Allowing the mistake

God was not pleased with the people’s request to send spies to the land of Canaan, yet He consented to it. What can we learn from this?

Art and Torah: Longing for new light

The Three Weeks that lead up to the Ninth of Av is an especially propitious time to pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

By MEIRA RAANAN
02/08/2024

Parashat Pinhas: How Moses ended his role as leader of the Jewish people

God informs Moses: Your role is over. You have led the people faithfully for the past 40 years, and now, just before the people reach their destination and enter the Land of Israel, must step aside.

 DID THE people of Israel have any real reason to fear Balaam’s curse?

Parashat Balak: Can God be bribed?

What does God require of us? He demands – and this is a firm demand, not a polite request – that we be good: to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with our God.

The perplexing nature of the red heifer: Turning to faith when logic is absent

The laws of the red heifer comprise the quintessential illogical ritual.

Parashat Chukat: Protest against death

Judaism has a surprising perspective on death.

Parashat Korach: Envy, interests, and disputes

People make the mistakes of their lives because of envy, lust, or pursuit of honor.

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