26:15

Terumah

The Effects of Giving
Why is this name of this portion "Terumah" (lit. "donation") when the main point of the portion is what the…

32:14

Nitzavim

A Crazy Deal
The Torah reading of Nitzavim always comes before Rosh Hashanah. How does its opening verse of "all of you are…

18:24

Re'eh

How Was Hashem Allowed to Destroy the Temple?
This week's parsha contains the prohibition against destroying even one stone of the Bais Hamikdash. How then, according to His…

14:36

Va'eschanan

The Nuclear Option
In this week's portion we read: “You are the least of all the peoples." How can something so tiny be…