Tzav
When "Bad" Is Better Than GoodWhat does it mean to be truly alive? Based on one understanding of the laws of the thanksgiving offering, the…
V'zos Habracha
When Do You Need a Favor from G-d?Our Sages say that Torah both begins and ends with an act of kindness. Is this only to teach us…
Acharei Mos
The Kohen's Clothes and Radical Self-TransformationThe Kohen Gadol's special clothing on Yom Kippur was never used again, even on a future Yom Kippur. What does…
Naso
Teshuvah Is Not a MitzvahThis week's portion contains the mitzvah to confess one's sins before G-d. As the Rambam writes in his Sefer HaMitzvos,…