The Forward: Blog ties weekly Torah portion with works of Yiddish writers
This week’s Torah portion is Mishpatim: Exodus 21:1 – 24:18 The plot of the Torah is not mysterious. It is not convoluted. It’s just easy to lose in the fascinating details that we rabbis, going back ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Handing power to the next generation is hard. This week’s Torah portion argues for its necessity.
Handing power to the next generation is hard. This week’s Torah portion argues for its necessity.
Jewish Journal: The God of Vengeance – Thoughts on Torah Portion Pinchas
This Torah portion contains the height of Jewish liturgy, the priestly blessings. What is a blessing? I often meet with a person who is looking to change their life and it comes down to “the moment ...
The first sentence of this week’s Torah portion says it all: “Judges and [law-enforcement] officers shall you establish for [yourselves] within all your borders.” Judges to interpret and oversee ...
Religion News Service: This coming Shabbat, the Torah portion commands us to care for immigrants
This coming Shabbat, the Torah portion commands us to care for immigrants
MSN: You don’t need to be religious to enjoy the weekly Torah portion
You don’t need to be religious to enjoy the weekly Torah portion
Seeing Torah, The quilt exhibition by Anita Rabinoff-Goldman is a stunning artistic interpretation of a verse from each of the Torah’s 54 portions done with fabric. The small quilts are a visual ...