Have you ever wondered how it can be true that “two Jews equals three opinions, four rabbis, and five synagogues”?

On September 6th Jews around the world will begin observing the holiday of Rosh HaShanah and the Ten Days of Awe.

Why don’t we always get what we want from God, and why does God even allow people to be in pain?

A great deal of the Book of Deuteronomy is a recapitulation of the Hebrews’ journey into freedom through the speeches of Moses.

This Saturday night begins the holy day of Tisha b’Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av…the saddest day in the Jewish calendar.

Although there are 54 Torah portions, there are only 50 or 51 Shabbats per year, and that doesn’t count those Shabbats that have special...

This week’s Torah reading of Pinchas (Num. 25:10-30:1) begins with a teaching about a value that is not only a requirement for Jewish.....

This week’s Torah portion of Balak (Num. 22:2-25:9) is in some ways one of the most fun and outrageous readings in the Torah, and at the...

“This is the decree [chukat] of the Torah” (Numbers 19:2). Isn’t it amazing how, as we get older, our parents seem to become wise?

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus”.

In the 1890s, Mark Twain wrote an article about how Jews did not serve in the military of the United States. In response to that ....

In the 1890s, Mark Twain wrote an article about how Jews did not serve in the military of the United States. In response to that, 63 Jewish

Many of our Sages from RaMBaM to Rebbe Schneerson recommended viewing current events through a filter of understanding the Torah portion....

The great Russian writer Vera Nazarian once said, “A boomerang returns back to the person who throws it”.

The great Russian writer Vera Nazarian once said, “A boomerang returns back to the person who throws it”. This concept of “karma” ...

Our Torah reading this week finds us deep in the Book of Leviticus; and the portion is filled with instructions and prohibitions for the....

Our Torah reading this week finds us deep in the Book of Leviticus; and the portion is filled with instructions and prohibitions for the...

This week’s Torah reading affects every Jew in their practice of Yom Kippur, and answers the question that I often receive of, “Rabbi, how..

This week’s Torah reading affects every Jew in their practice of Yom Kippur, and answers the question that I often receive of, “Rabbi, how..

“Life and Death are in the Hands of the Tongue” (Proverbs 18:21) (This year, we have two portions this week: a “double portion”.