Our Torah portion for this week describes the instructions for building the Tabernacle. This structure provided the way that God could...

This week our Torah portion is filled with a variety of laws that describe a way of life that is moral, ethical, and reflects the...

This week's Torah portion could be considered the centerpiece or cornerstone of the Torah, and perhaps of the entire Tanakh or even the...

This week our Torah portion is the story of the parting of the Red Sea and Israel's journey to Horeb, which is also known as Mt. Sinai....

Recently, I saw a television advertisement for a smartphone company in which a child is given a large lollipop. Then another child...

Last week we were introduced to Moses and Aaron. As this week's Torah portion unfolds, we can observe more about the partnership between...

This week our Torah portion brings us to the beginning of the book of Exodus. Joseph and his brothers have now died, and several...

This week our Torah portion brings us to the end of Genesis. Something that struck me this year was the way Joseph and his brothers...

We like to say that we are part of something bigger than ourselves. Our Torah portion for this week demonstrates this in the life of...

This week to commemorate Chanukah, there is a special Haftorah reading which includes the fourth chapter of the prophet Zechariah. This...

This week we begin a series of Torah portions that will bring us to the end of Genesis. In a real sense it is the end of "the beginning."...

Life is hard! How is that for an obvious statement?! We all face difficulties of some kind. It might be obvious things like financial...

This week our Torah portion follows Jacob as he goes to the land of his mother and grandparents to find a wife. Most of us are a bit...

Our Torah portion this week tells the story of Jacob and Esau, in which Jacob buys the birthright from Esau. Later, Rebekah tells Jacob...

Last week we learned that Abraham exhibited character traits that demonstrated what it meant to walk in the way of the Lord. We saw that...

We once again begin the Torah reading cycle for the New Year. This year, we are introducing an opportunity to read though the Bible in a…

This Shabbat is unique because it takes place during Sukkot. The special Torah portion comes from Exodus 33–34, reminding us of the...

This week we are in the midst of the Ten Days of Awe, a time of heightened awareness of our sins and the need to seek forgiveness from...

Everything I know about the Messiah I learned in Deuteronomy and Isaiah. That may be a bit of an exaggeration, but I think we get the...

This week our Torah portion is the beginning of the end of the Book of Deuteronomy. It describes covenant renewal procedures for the...