Torah Commentary

Rabbi Andy Gordon

Parshat Pekudei: Each Person Matters

By Rabbi Andy Gordon This week’s Torah portion, Pekudei, is the last portion in the Book of Exodus. The Torah addresses the building of the...
Rabbi Maurice Harris

Parshat Vayakhel: Kindling an Eternal Light

By Rabbi Maurice Harris Last week’s Torah portion, Ki Tisa, featured the golden calf disaster: a story of fear, betrayal, misguided impulses and, ultimately, divine...
Rabbi Joanne Yocheved Heiligman

Parshat Ki Tisa: Compassion and Mercy

By Rabbi Joanne Yocheved Heiligman Imagine this: A woman goes through nine months of pregnancy and many long hours of labor before giving birth to...
Jordan Gincel

Parshat Tetzaveh: How Customs Keep the Jewish People Strong

By Jordan Gincel This week’s Torah portion is Tetzaveh. This portion is about the kohanim, and how they worked together wearing special garments to serve...
Rabbi Nora Feinstein

Parshat Terumah: Offering Our Unique Gifts

By Rabbi Nora Feinstein I remember the excitement I felt when I finally learned the name of the Torah portion for my bat mitzvah: Terumah. Through...
Rabbi Marcy Jacobs

Parshat Mishpatim: The Torah of Reproductive Freedom

By Rabbi Marci Jacobs June 2022. Like many of my friends and colleagues, I was reeling from the Supreme Court’s unsurprising but devastating decision in...
Ilan Beck

Parshat Yitro: A Guide To Living Good Lives

By Ilan Beck In Parshat Yitro, the people of Israel escaped Egypt and walked to Mount Sinai. They are there to receive the Ten Commandments. The...
Rabbi Ilan Glazer

Parshat Beshalach: Carrying Our Loved Ones With Us

By Rabbi Ilan Glazer What, and who, do we take with us on our journeys? Before I leave the house, I make sure that my wallet,...
Mara Forman

Parshat Bo: The Persistence of God and Pharaoh

By Mara Forman This week’s Torah portion is Bo. I find the story of Bo fascinating. When I originally read my Torah portion, the conflict...
Rabbi Gila Colman Ruskin

Parshat Va’era: Googling God

By Rabbi Gila Colman Ruskin Even before we met, it would be relatively easy to find out who you are. I could look at your social...