In this week’s portion, God gives us the priestly benediction, instructing Aaron to bestow it upon the people. This is perhaps our most powerful blessing, used today at almost every Continue Reading »
Parashat Shemini opens with Moses’ instruction to Aaron and his sons to bring offerings to the sanctuary as atonement for any sins that they or the people have committed. Aaron Continue Reading »
In this week’s Torah portion, T’tzaveh, we are given what has become a core idea in Jewish life- the ner tamid, or the eternal light. In Judaism, we have so Continue Reading »
When God calls on Moses to go back to Egypt and free the Israelites from bondage, Moses famously tries to refuse. Every time I read this story, I am astounded Continue Reading »
It seems every day I turn on the news, I hear about more change. We are in unchartered territory in our American life where what many of us thought were Continue Reading »
In this week’s Torah portion, we encounter a difficult moment in the Israelites’ journey through the wilderness. The following scene unfolds between Korach and his followers (a group of 250 Continue Reading »
Parshat Sh’mini signifies very beginning of Jewish practice. The Tabernacle is finished and ready for its first ceremony. As part of their ordination, the priests have been confined to the Continue Reading »
