We know that the Torah often refers to Pesach as Chag HaMatzot, but we call it Pesach. How come we do this and where does this name come...

Lashon Harah, the True Pandora's Box. There was no evil, sickness, or death when the world was created. It was not until eating the...

This week's Parsha, Parsha Tazria, talks about the laws of Tsara'at. Tsara'at is the physical manifestation of spiritual impurity: A...

In this week’s Parsha, Parshat Shemini, Aharon’s sons Nadav and Avihu brought an unauthorized offering to the Mishkan. Hashem did not ask...

One way we celebrate Purim is by wearing different types of costumes and masks. The underlying concept is to reveal the disguised...

One important lesson we can learn from this week's Parsha is that the difficult challenges we face in life push us to grow and better...

Parshat Pekudei is the last Parsha in Sefer Shemot. The past few Parshas and this week's Parsha all describe the Mishkan: a place for...

The past parshiot, Terumah and Tetzaveh, talked about the instructions for how to build the Mishkan. But, this week’s parsha, parshat...

This week’s Parsha is Parshat Ki Tisa. Its title refers to the census that Hashem commands Moshe to count. “כִּ֣י תִשָּׂ֞א אֶת־רֹ֥אשׁ...

In this week’s Parsha, Parshas Tetzaveh, we pick up from where we left off last week discussing the building of the Mishkan. In Parshas...

In Parshat Terumah, Hashem commands Bnei Israel to bring donations to contribute to the construction of the Mishkan. Hashem then gives...

In this week’s Parsha, Parshat Beshalach, Pharaoh chases the Jews to force them to return after he finally allowed them to leave Egypt....

This week’s Parsha, Parshat Bo, describes how the Jewish people needed to put blood on their doorposts so Hashem would pass over their...

During the retelling of the Exodus, at our seder tables, we often discuss the words “וְהוֹצֵאתִ֣י, וְהִצַּלְתִּ֥י, וְגָאַלְתִּ֤י,...

This week’s Parsha is the very first from Sefer Shemot (the book of Names): it’s Parshat Shemot itself! The first words of this week’s...

In this week's parsha, Vayechi, Yaakov blesses his sons; he gives each of them a unique blessing based on their personality. I will be...

This week's parsha, Vayigash, tells us that when Jacob moved his family to Egypt, where the Jewish people were to reside for more than...

Along with being Shabbat Chanukah, this is also the Shabbat that we read Parsha Miketz. It talks about Pharaoh's dream that leads Yosef...

In this week’s parsha, Vayetzei, Yaakov marries both of Lavan’s daughters, Leah and Rachel, even though he only wanted to marry Rachel....

In this week’s Parsha, Parsha Toldot, Yitzchak and Rivkah's prayer for children is finally answered when they are blessed with two sons,...