Psychology & Behavior

This week's Torah reading begins Atem nitzavim, "You are standing here today, all of you... from the heads of tribes... to the woodcutters and water-drawers." The commentaries explain that nitzavim in Hebrew means "standing firm." This verse teaches us th...

Is living as a committed Jew difficult to you? Here's the answer from this week’s Torah portion.

G-d took us under His Divine wings at Sinai and told us, “I will always love you. You are My cherished people, and no matter what happens, we remain deeply connected.”

The joy of young newlyweds is used by the prophet to describe the kind of joy we will experience.

This week we read the seventh haftorahIsaiah 61:10-63:9. of consoling. It is always read on the Shabbat before Rosh Hashanah. It is read with the portion of Nitzavim (and sometimes, Nitzavim-Vayelech) What is the connection between this haftorah and Rosh ...