16:22

Balak

How to Be Moshiach
On the verse from Bilaam's prophecy "a ruler will come forth from Jacob," Rashi explains, "this is Moshiach who will…

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…

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…

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…