Terumah: The Tabernacle in Our Heart!
This week’s Torah portion focuses on the Mishkan (the Tabernacle), which is the dwelling place for the Shechinah (Divine Presence).
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Mishpatim: Blueprint of Reality
A startling insight into Judaism is provided by the Torah’s juxtaposition of the civil laws with the Ten Commandments. Most people think of religion as a matter of ritual...
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Vayakhel Pekudei: The Heart Counts
There are two types of givers: those “whose spirit moves them” to give wholeheartedly what they can afford, and an even nobler category of people “whose heart inspires them” to give more than they can afford.
Ki Tisa: The Golden Calf
One of the most disturbing incidents in the Torah is the sin of the Golden Calf. The generation that witnessed the Revelation of God’s...
Tetzaveh: Seek the Truth
When I entered a baal teshuvah Yeshiva twenty-eight years ago my clarion cry was “Clarity or Death!”
Yitro: Preparation for Matan Torah
Any worthwhile endeavor in life requires preparation. When I was a Boy Scout, I learned the Scout’s Motto: “Be prepared.” Before embarking on a camping trip...
Bo: The Four Sons
God gave us 613 beautiful and uplifting mitzvot. We are permitted, and even encouraged, to discover inspiring and meaningful "reasons" for them...
Behaalotcha: A Babe in His Arms
This was the praise of “the lovingkindness of your youth, the love of your nuptials.” The realities of the natural world meant...
Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: Eternal Life
The eternal Torah is the nourishment for the eternal soul. Fulfilling the Torah creates an eternal light that radiates the light of...
Shoftim: No Bribery!
Not being attuned to religious issues at the time, I didn’t give much thought to the point my biology professor was trying...
Vayishlach: The Roman Parade
This parade through the streets of Rome exemplifies the contest for the identity of the chosen people and thereby the definition...
Emor: Something Really New
Counting the Omer also involves an aspect of purity. While counting the Omer, we should ask ourselves, what is the ultimate good...
Ki Teitzei: God Helps
Hashem is ready and willing to help us remove the load that weighs us down. If we fall, He will help us get back up again!
Evil Reports..and Gossip – Vayeishev
One of the most perplexing events recorded in the Torah is the near killing of Yosef (Joseph) and his sale into slavery...
Behar-Bechukotai: In God We Trust
Most college professors are not big fans of the Torah and its commandments, but there is one mitzvah - Shmittah - that the Torah introduced to the...
Nitzavim-Vayelech: Choose Life
The poor, lonely neshama, distant from its Heavenly Source, has nothing from this physical world to encourage its growth and development....
Shemot: What Does it Take to be a Leader?
What does it take to be a leader? CEO's might earn millions of dollars, but it doesn't mean that they are true leaders...
Bamidbar: Unity
One of the most disconcerting problems facing the Jewish world today is lack of unity. Much too often, the different factions focus..