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…

22:09

Toldos

See No Evil
Rashi says that Yitzchak became blind from the smoke of the idolatrous incense of Eisav's wives. Why did the smoke…

18:13

Matos

The Power of Positive Words
This week's reading tells us how the tribe of Reuven conquered land from the Emorites and renamed their cities. What…

22:23

Acharei Mos

The Kohen's Clothes and Radical Self-Transformation
The Kohen Gadol's special clothing on Yom Kippur was never used again, even on a future Yom Kippur. What does…