Loyalty to a path means saying, “I belong. Sometimes I will fail, sometimes I will err, but I am all in.” This is completely different from saying “I like this, but I don’t like that.” The first Torah ...

God’s will does more than guide individual behavior. It provides direction for building societies grounded in justice and compassion. After the thunder and lightning at Sinai, Moses began the longer ...

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 ...

All children born between 2025 and 2028 will reap a baby shower gift from Congress and President Donald Trump: a $1,000 deposit into a “Trump Account.” Think of "Trump Accounts" as seed money to ...

It’s hard to believe that on Simchat Torah, we were able to celebrate the return of our 20 living hostages. We danced with the Torahs as we honored both our ancient and our modern relationship to the ...

This week’s Torah portion is Lech-Lecha: Genesis 12:1 – 17:27 Lech-Lecha, the divine command to Abraham in Genesis 12:1, is often translated as “Go forth.” But the Hebrew is richer and much more ...

(RNS) — The Jewish attitude toward foreign-born people, who often have risked their lives to come here, legally or otherwise, is one of mercy and concern. (RNS) — No one knows who wrote the Jewish ...

Last week we read Parshat Lech Lecha, where Avraham was commanded by Hashem to “Go from your land, from your relatives, and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you….” Avraham did as ...

In times like these that are filled with uncertainty and change, this week’s Torah portion, Lech-Lecha, can speak to our hearts with a powerful call: “Go forth.” God calls Abraham to leave his ...

God reveals Himself to Abraham in this week’s Torah reading (Genesis Ch. 17, verse 1) with the name “Shadai” (letters Shin, Daled, Yud). Centuries later, when God reveals Himself to Moses in Egypt, ...

Avraham Avinu, our father Abraham, was unique in his time. While others were idol worshippers, he intuited that there was one all-powerful, albeit invisible, God. And as the Torah shows us, he was a ...