“But the midwives feared G-d, and did not as the King of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive” ---Ex. 1:17

Merry Christmas! While I do not accept Jesus as my personal savior and pathway to God, as an observant Jew, I have absolute faith that....

When Jacob blesses his grandchildren Ephraim and Manasseh, he does not ask that God bless the boys, but rather that the “angel who redeemed”

Every Shavuot, we read from Tikkun Leil Shavuot, a holy text that includes among other readings the first and last lines of every Torah....

Have you ever wondered how it can be true that “two Jews equals three opinions, four rabbis, and five synagogues”?

On September 6th Jews around the world will begin observing the holiday of Rosh HaShanah and the Ten Days of Awe.

Why don’t we always get what we want from God, and why does God even allow people to be in pain?

A great deal of the Book of Deuteronomy is a recapitulation of the Hebrews’ journey into freedom through the speeches of Moses.

This Saturday night begins the holy day of Tisha b’Av, the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av…the saddest day in the Jewish calendar.

Although there are 54 Torah portions, there are only 50 or 51 Shabbats per year, and that doesn’t count those Shabbats that have special...

The Torah portion this week has so many teachings and powerful images that it is difficult to discuss just one.

God’s actions are often inexplicable, but in this week’s Torah reading of “Bo” (Ex. 10:1-13:16)