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…

26:14

Vayechi

Does Torah Disturb You?
Before his passing, Yaakov asks his son, Yosef, to bury him in Chevron although he did not do the same…

13:57

Naso

Teshuvah Is Not a Mitzvah
This week's portion contains the mitzvah to confess one's sins before G-d. As the Rambam writes in his Sefer HaMitzvos,…

22:45

Devarim

Windshield or Rearview Mirror?
We look at two perspectives on Jewish identity. What is the difference between being Jewish "in spite of" and being…