Work may be done for six days, but the seventh day must be holy for you—a complete rest from work—unto G-d. Whoever does work ...

The weekly Torah portion of “Teruma” comes after the Torah has been given at Sinai and after the portion of “Mishpatim,” the first exposure to the legal system we will come to call Halacha.

Parshat Terumah: Exodus 25:1-27:19; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 30:11-16; II King 12: 1-17. Exactly as I show you … so shall you make it.” Found at the beginning of this week’s parshah, this ...

By lending, you have maintained his dignity. There’s a sister mitzvah, a negative commandment, found in Parshat Re’eh. The Torah tells us that when שמיטה is coming, that a potential ...

Our parasha relates (Shemot 24,10): And they “saw” the God of Israel. Under his feet was like a sapir (the gemstone lapis lazuli) as bright blue as the sky The Yerushalmi (Berachot chapter 1 ...

Tzidkiyahu tried, as his father Yoshiyahu did before him, to return to the faithful service of Hashem and to lead Israel back on the path of righteousness. However, unfortunately, by this time the ...

El CAJON, California — This week’s Torah portion, Mishpatim, is a profound exploration of law, ethics, and relationships, offering deep psychological insight into emotional well-being.

Mishpatim is replete with down to earth, interpersonal laws like borrowing and lending, and guarding people’s property. Many apply the quip to this parasha: ‘After the ecstasy, comes the laundry.’ In ...

It begins with a little-known fact. There was a time when there were not three paragraphs in the prayer we call the Shema, but four. The Mishnah in Tamid (5:1) tells us that in Temple times the ...

Much of this week’s Parshah highlights the epic conclusion to the Exodus, where the Jews cross the split sea, and the pursuing Egyptians are devoured by the raging waters coming back to their ...