This week’s commentary is dedicated to the memory of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai...

In this final reading in the Book of Exodus, there are two important biblical concepts that are as important today as they were over 3000...

Idolatry. Sexual immorality. Murder. The description of the events of the Golden Calf in this week’s portion sound like the outline for...

The first two lines of this Torah reading teach a valuable lesson we all need to remember in personal relationships: how to give a gift.

“I am my Beloved’s, and my Beloved is mine” ---Song of Songs 6:3 For months and sometimes even years we prepare for our wedding day.

When I was ordained as a Rabbi, a speaker told our graduating class that we were now all “officers in God’s army.”

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...