Parshat Devarim: Moses’ farewell rebuke
By Rabbi Lizz Goldstein
We are blessed to have summer camps open again, blessed for the return toward normal and the miracles of vaccines that...
Parshat Matot–Masei: Stops along the journey
By Rabbi Chai Posner
The Torah portions of Matot and Masei bring the fourth book of the Torah, Bamidbar, to a close. Bamidbar, literally “in...
Parshat Pinchas: The encore of Serach bat Asher
By Rabbi James Michaels
There are some people whom you might meet only once or twice, yet you never forget them. Serach bat Asher is...
Parshat Balak: What we can learn from the donkey
By Rabbi Daniel Plotkin
Parshat Balak is an unusual portion for several reasons. Most unusual is that the parshah contains a talking animal, one of...
Parshat Chukat: Moses’ big mistake
By Cantor Nancy Ginsberg
Parshat Chukat has one of the most perplexing, even disturbing, passages in the Torah. Moses the faithful shepherd, who has led...
Parshat Korach: Arguing for the sake of heaven
By Rabbi Jennifer Weiner
In our weekly Torah portion, Korach leads a band of rebels. Korach no longer wishes to follow Moses’ leadership. Instead, Korach...
Parshat Sh’lach: Lost in translation
By Rabbi Craig Axler
When studying Torah, translation can make a world of difference in how we relate to the text. This week’s Torah portion...
Parshat Beha’alotcha: Embracing our diverse Jewish community
By Rabbi John Franken
While encamped at Hazeroth, an unexpected family quarrel erupts among the children of Amram. Two of them (Miriam and Aaron) denounce...
Parshat Nasso: Today’s messengers
By Gavin Adler
This week’s Haftorah is from the book of Judges. It is about the birth of Samson. In the Haftorah, we read that...
Parshat Bamidbar: The power of forgiveness
By Summer Friedman
This week’s haftarah comes from the Book of Hosea, and it focuses on the importance of forgiveness.
The haftarah talks about how the...
