Torah Portion: Mattot/Mas’ei Book of Numbers Chaps. 30:2-36:13 August 5, 2016 Would you be surprised to learn that while 79% of Orthodox Jewish youth feel connected to the State…
Torah Portion: Shelach Lecha Book of Numbers Chaps. 13:1-15:41 July 1, 2016 On November 11, 1947, in the British House of Commons, Winston Churchill quoted an unknown predecessor when…
Torah Portion: Behaalotcha Book of Numbers Chaps. 8:1-12:16 June 24, 2016 What is among the most lethal weapons one person can use against another? It is not always physical….
Torah Portion: Naso Book of Numbers Chaps. 4:21-7:89 June 17, 2016 Have you ever attended a birthday celebration, baby shower, or other event requiring one to bring a gift…
Torah Portion: Bemidbar Book of Numbers Chaps. 1:1-4:20 June 10, 2016 Every so often (i.e. more often than not!), I come upon someone else’s writings that speak to my…
Torah Portion: Behukotai Book of Leviticus Chaps. 26:3-27:34 June 3, 2016 The biblical obligation for annual giving is 10% of one’s income. The ancient Israelites were farmers and shepherds….
Torah Portion: Behar Book of Leviticus Chaps. 25:1-26:2 May 27, 2016 The famous words carved into the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, PA are taken from Leviticus 25:10-“You shall proclaim…
Torah Portion: Emor Book of Leviticus Chaps. 21:1-24:23 May 20, 2016 The Book of Leviticus is often referred to as the Torat Kohanim/Priests Handbook. The priests who served in…
Torah Portion: Kedoshim Book of Leviticus Chaps. 19:1-20:27 May 13, 2016 No country in the world has been more beloved and belittled, more envied and despised, than the United…
Torah Portion: Aharei Mot Book of Leviticus Chaps. 16:1-18:30 May 6, 2016 Are there limits with regard to how far one must go in the observance of the law?…