Vayakhel: To Give or Not
The greatness of the women who refused to participate in making the Golden Calf is proven by their eagerness to give their gold to the building of the mishkan.
Rebbetzin Chana Bracha Siegelbaum
Rebbetzin Chana Bracha Siegelbaum
Ki Tisa: Slaves and Golden Earrings
From all the golden jewelry owned by the Jewish people, the Torah specifically emphasizes earrings in connection with making the Golden Calf…
Tetzaveh: Hashem’s Ambassador
Some people confuse the notion that a Jewish woman must dress modestly, with the notion that she must make herself unattractive. An ambassador must look immaculate!
Terumah: A Woman’s Tent
The Maharal explains that a Jewish woman merits the blessings of Sarah's tent through her performance of the special mitzvoth designated for women…
Mishpatim: Women’s Rights in Judaism
According to the Torah, marital intimacy is the right of the wife and not vice versa, teaching us an important principle about Judaism's attitude towards physical relationships...
Yitro: Initiators
The Torah was given to women first, because when they understand the importance of the Torah, they will ensure that everyone else understands it as well.
Beshalach: Miriam the Prophetess
Rabbeinu Bachaya notes that Miriam is the first person called a "prophet" in the Torah. The first time the Torah mentions the word “prophet” is in regard to a woman who sang at the splitting of the sea…
Bo: Constant Renewal
This Divine clock given to Israel at redemption is internalized through the experience of womanhood. By means of our monthly cycles, women embody the renewal of the moon…
Mikeitz: The Perfect Match
Yosef the Tzaddik married Osnat, an example of a pure soul brought to the world through unholy circumstances. This marriage showed that even the darkest obstacles can enable true holiness to emerge.
Yonah, the Fleeing Prophet
Much more than an intriguing children’s story, Yonah refers to the soul, dispatched by G-d into the body, in order to learn to find Hashem, even in the furthermost places…
Shavuot, Ruth, and Mashiach
How can we look forward to the Messianic Era without knowing what it entails? We therefore read Megillat Ruth on Shavuot, which tells about the initial seeds of Moshiach...
A Nation of Converts
The Talmud teaches us that the souls of the future righteous converts were actually there, with us at Mount Sinai, and received the Torah together with us.