18:28

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…

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…

31:27

Bo

Group or Individual?
Which takes precedence in Torah—the person or the group? Does Judaism promote an individualist society or a collectivist society? For…

23:56

Shlach

G-d's Drink
Why are the libation offerings discussed immediately after the debacle of the spies? Why did R' Yochanan say that anyone…