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Although we received the Torah in last week’s Torah portion, Yisro, the Torah’s recounting of the events is not chronological here. This...

When God splits the sea and the Jewish people cross through from slavery to freedom, Miriam takes out her tambourine and the women play...

Returning to the epic Exodus story, Egypt is a hot mess. The Nile turns to blood; frogs, lice, wild animals, and locusts run rampant; and...

Many people think that freedom is living a life with no restriction. Is it? Many also believe that by having such freedom, we are not...

We are in a period of human history that the Torah refers to as the “End of Days.” Our writings teach that this period before the Messiah...

My Bat Mitzvah took place during this week’s parsha, Parsha Vayeitzei. I didn’t actually remember that; only once I returned to my Jewish...

Why The Flood? Why would G-d, after creating the world and all of animal and human life, destroy most of life so soon after? The Talmud...

When I began learning about Judaism, I was an environmentalist. I assumed that there wasn’t much discussion on environmental issues in...