Parsha Bo is often remembered for its drama including the final plagues, the rising tension, the night that reshaped Jewish history. Yet beneath the spectacle, the Torah is asking a quieter, deeply ...

For the JOC in San Diego, this is the most painful part. They are the bridge. They are the “Mixed Multitude” personified.

Parsha Bo reminds us that the greatest danger is not ignorance, but paralysis—the refusal to see suffering clearly and to act ...

In this week's parsha (Torah portion), the last parsha of the Torah, which is read as we celebrate Simchat Torah and which marks the conclusion of the Torah, we encounter the poignant final words of ...

1620, Pilgrim leader William Bradford, later the Governor of Plymouth Colony, reading the Mayflower Compact on board the Mayflower off the coast of what became known as Massachusetts. (Photo by ...

Trying to make the parsha more relevant by connecting it to current events, or serving food on Shabbat that has some connection to it, is not unusual, but two gentlemen, separately and together, have ...

Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them: Whosoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that bringeth his offering, whether it ...

After months of meticulous work on the Mishkan (Tabermacle), inauguration day arrives in this week's parsha (Torah portion). However, amidst the jubilation, great tragedy strikes as fire descends from ...

In Parshas Matos we learn about the first two cities which will be part of Eretz Yisrael. An entire generation of Jews died in the desert, over a forty year period and did not enter Israel. This ...

If we accept Hashem’s Mitzvot and love Him with all of our heart and soul, there will be a consequence of rain, bounty, etc. Ohr Hachaim notices that the consequences commence with the word ונתתי, ...