Post Cities of Refuge This map features the cities of refuge set aside by Moshe and Yehoshua as described in Deuteronomy 4:41-43 and Joshua 20:7… Read More
Post The Difference Between Murder and Manslaughter In the Book of Exodus, directly after God presented the Ten Commandments to the Hebrews which explicitly prohibit murder, the Torah restates the rule but adds an exception: It should… Read More
Post The Portion of Masei In this Torah portion, the final portion in the book of Numbers, we review the journeys made by the Israelites in the desert and learn about the plan for their… Read More
Post The Trouble with Zealotry Jacob is torn between two values – the desire to live in peace and be accepted by the local inhabitants, and the desire to defend the honor of his daughter… Read More
Post What Can we Learn from the Blasphemer? Leviticus (chapter 24) relates the story of a fight between an Israelite man and a half-Israelite man. The half-Israelite man was the son of Shelomith, daughter of Dibri, from the… Read More
Post What does the Torah say about Abortion? Abortion is a very serious issue in today’s society, with more unborn children being terminated every year than any other cause of death. Judaism goes far to protect the life… Read More
