Ki Savo
Are You Proud of Your Sins?In this week's Torah portion, a word appears twice that has no exact parallel in Scripture: "he'emarta" and "he'emircha" in…
Naso
Teshuvah Is Not a MitzvahThis week's portion contains the mitzvah to confess one's sins before G-d. As the Rambam writes in his Sefer HaMitzvos,…
Shlach
G-d's DrinkWhy are the libation offerings discussed immediately after the debacle of the spies? Why did R' Yochanan say that anyone…
Vayigash
A Father's Parting WordsJust before they were separated for twenty-two years, Yaakov shared a final message with his son Yosef. How did these…