Parshat Pekudei: Each Person Matters
By Rabbi Andy Gordon
This week’s Torah portion, Pekudei, is the last portion in the Book of Exodus. The Torah addresses the building of the...
Parshat Vayakhel: Kindling an Eternal Light
By Rabbi Maurice Harris
Last week’s Torah portion, Ki Tisa, featured the golden calf disaster: a story of fear, betrayal, misguided impulses and, ultimately, divine...
Parshat Ki Tisa: Compassion and Mercy
By Rabbi Joanne Yocheved Heiligman
Imagine this: A woman goes through nine months of pregnancy and many long hours of labor before giving birth to...
Parshat Tetzaveh: How Customs Keep the Jewish People Strong
By Jordan Gincel
This week’s Torah portion is Tetzaveh. This portion is about the kohanim, and how they worked together wearing special garments to serve...
Parshat Terumah: Offering Our Unique Gifts
By Rabbi Nora Feinstein
I remember the excitement I felt when I finally learned the name of the Torah portion for my bat mitzvah: Terumah. Through...
Parshat Mishpatim: The Torah of Reproductive Freedom
By Rabbi Marci Jacobs
June 2022. Like many of my friends and colleagues, I was reeling from the Supreme Court’s unsurprising but devastating decision in...
Parshat Yitro: A Guide To Living Good Lives
By Ilan Beck
In Parshat Yitro, the people of Israel escaped Egypt and walked to Mount Sinai. They are there to receive the Ten Commandments.
The...
Parshat Beshalach: Carrying Our Loved Ones With Us
By Rabbi Ilan Glazer
What, and who, do we take with us on our journeys?
Before I leave the house, I make sure that my wallet,...
Parshat Bo: The Persistence of God and Pharaoh
By Mara Forman
This week’s Torah portion is Bo. I find the story of Bo fascinating. When I originally read my Torah portion, the conflict...
Parshat Va’era: Googling God
By Rabbi Gila Colman Ruskin
Even before we met, it would be relatively easy to find out who you are.
I could look at your social...