Post A Redemption Greater Than the Exodus? Jeremiah tells us that the future redemption will be even greater than the Exodus from Egypt…. Read More
Post The 39 Acts Forbidden on the Sabbath After the instructions for the Tabernacle are given and right before the actual construction of the Tabernacle begins, Moses gives an incongruous message commanding the Jews to rest on Shabbat… Read More
Post Redeeming the Firstborn and the Exodus Judaism is an ethnic identity that bears with it many religious obligations. It is widely known that Jews circumcise their sons on the eighth day, a ritual called brit milah,… Read More
Post Who was the Pharaoh of the Exodus? There are several Egyptian Pharaohs mentioned in the Torah. The first contact with an Egyptian ruler described in the Bible takes place when Abraham goes to Egypt to escape a… Read More
Post The Portion of Pekudei This week’s portion is often read together with the previous portion, Vayakhel. Besides the mathematical inevitability of some years having an extra Saturday, Jewish tradition prescribes a leap month be… Read More
Post Why are Eggs Eaten at the Passover Seder Meal? Even as we rejoice this Passover in God’s salvation and redemptive acts in history, we must also take a moment to remind ourselves that we live in a broken world,… Read More
Post The Art of Questioning We have a really fun Passover tradition in my family. It’s purely silly, and as far as we know, it does not originate from an ancient ancestral book, nor has… Read More
Post The Timeless Tale of Freedom Let us recognize the power we hold over our time and choose to fill it with meaning, mitzvot, and acts of kindness…. Read More
Post The House of Jacob The mission to influence the world requires engagement with it. This engagement can sometimes challenge us. We must fortify our private lives of faith as we reach out to others…. Read More
Post Yeast, Honey, and Salt By telling us that all offerings must include salt and that no offerings may include honey, the Torah teaches us a powerful lesson about our own worship of God…. Read More
