ב"ה
Tetzaveh
Parshah
The You of Moses
Moses threatens to leave the Torah, gets put back in, gets left out of our Parshah, but is there more than ever. The result: a rehabilitated people and a more profound Torah.
Moses threatens to leave the Torah, gets put back in, gets left out of our Parshah, but is there more than ever. The result: a rehabilitated people and a more profound Torah.
Clothes Do Make the Man: Why Your Mother Was Right
There is a saying that our life is a gift from G‑d, but that what we do with that life is our gift back to G‑d. In order to make that remotely meaningful, we have to understand the exalted essence of a human being.
There is a saying that our life is a gift from G‑d, but that what we do with that life is our gift back to G‑d. In order to make that remotely meaningful, we have to understand the exalted essence of a human being.
High Fashion
Why the need to engrave the names twice on the High Priest's garments? And why the change in from one tribe on each of twelve stones to six tribes on two stones?
Why the need to engrave the names twice on the High Priest's garments? And why the change in from one tribe on each of twelve stones to six tribes on two stones?
By the Numbers
15 Facts About Reb Zusha of Anipoli (1718–1800)
Learn fascinating facts about Reb Zusha of Annipoli, who was one of the most beloved stars in the constellation of the third generation of Chassidic masters.
Learn fascinating facts about Reb Zusha of Annipoli, who was one of the most beloved stars in the constellation of the third generation of Chassidic masters.
Video
Who Needs to Know How Awesome You Really Are?
The natural craving that each person has for recognition from other human beings sometimes swells without bounds into a monstrous desire for fame. The secret essence of fame, however, appears only in the “loneliest” moments with G-d.
The natural craving that each person has for recognition from other human beings sometimes swells without bounds into a monstrous desire for fame. The secret essence of fame, however, appears only in the “loneliest” moments with G-d.
Wool and Linen—Shatnez
The priestly garments were allowed to contain an admixture of wool and linen that is normally forbidden. Why is this? And why is it normally prohibited?
The priestly garments were allowed to contain an admixture of wool and linen that is normally forbidden. Why is this? And why is it normally prohibited?
The Inner Moses
The seventh of Adar marks the birth of Moses, which came in the wake of Pharaoh’s decree that all newborn Jewish boys be cast into the Nile. It was not only a decree against the Jews as a whole; it was a decree targeted specifically against Moses himself.
The seventh of Adar marks the birth of Moses, which came in the wake of Pharaoh’s decree that all newborn Jewish boys be cast into the Nile. It was not only a decree against the Jews as a whole; it was a decree targeted specifically against Moses himself.
Women
Judaism Didn't Fix My Life, I Need to Do It
I thought that when I discovered Torah Judaism 12 years ago, it would fix me.
I thought that when I discovered Torah Judaism 12 years ago, it would fix me.
Your Questions
Can Humanoids Be Jewish?
The concept of man-made men (golems), and the question of their humanness (or lack thereof) has been discussed since Talmudic times.
The concept of man-made men (golems), and the question of their humanness (or lack thereof) has been discussed since Talmudic times.
Why Is G-d Rejecting Me?
It’s like G‑d is saying, “I don’t want your mitzvot; I don’t want your good deeds. Can you get any lower than being rejected by G‑d?
It’s like G‑d is saying, “I don’t want your mitzvot; I don’t want your good deeds. Can you get any lower than being rejected by G‑d?
Story
It Wasn’t Even a Sacrifice
"I hereby give you as an absolute gift, for now until eternity, my complete portion in the world to come. If I have any reward waiting for me in paradise, it's yours."
"I hereby give you as an absolute gift, for now until eternity, my complete portion in the world to come. If I have any reward waiting for me in paradise, it's yours."
Lifestyle
"Wealth and riches are in his home, and his charity endures forever" (Psalms 112:3) -- this refers to one who writes books and loans them out to others
— Talmud, Ketubot 50a
Print Magazine
On Simchat Torah we dance with our feet, not with our heads.
We are celebrating the Torah, and the Torah is something we study with our heads. But we dance with our feet, not with our heads.
If we would dance with our heads, each one would dance a different dance, each in a different space, some with friends but not wit...
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