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…

27:01

Kedoshim

Why You Need to Know That You're Holy
The Torah reading of Kedoshim begins: "You shall be holy because I, the L-rd your G-d, am holy." Why is…

35:30

Masei

Smashing the Modern Day Idols
In this week's Haftarah, the prophet Yirmiyahu rebukes his people: "They say to the wood, 'You are my father,' and…

47:27

Shlach

Life is Like a Grape
Why do we have to know that the mission of the Spies took place "in the days of the ripening…