Never again did there arise in Israel a prophet like Moses...

Aware that he is about to die, Moses appoints Joshua as his successor in front of all the people.

“You stand this day, all of you, before the LORD your God—your tribal heads, your elders and your officials, all the men of Israel...

This week’s Torah portion of Ki Tavo (Deut. 26:1-29:8) teaches us how we are to enter the Promised Land...

Every Shavuot, we read from Tikkun Leil Shavuot, a holy text that includes among other readings the first and last lines of every Torah....

There is an old saying in sports that there is a huge difference between watching the bullfight and being in the ring.

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 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?

I’ve always held the belief that if three or more diverse cultures have the same teaching, that teaching may be worthwhile and worth...

Wherever we go in today’s society, we are bombarded by ads about what we should and should not be putting in our mouths.

My life changed when my sons were born. When I heard the mohel call their names, I heard myself called as the father to sons rather than...

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....

This week’s Torah portion of Behar (Lev. 25:1-26:2) focuses almost entirely on the importance of the Sabbath.

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

The Shabbat immediately preceding Passover is called “Shabbat HaGadol”, “the big Sabbath”.

I once heard an eager student ask Rabbi Ronnie Serr how he should go about becoming more observant.

This week’s Torah reading are the first chapters of the Book of Leviticus…

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...

“Do not regard anyone with contempt, and do not reject anything, for there is no man who does not have his hour and nothing which does...

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