Leviticus, the Book of

How could the newly liberated Jew know what his or her real self was? How could a recently freed slave understand his or her potential, much less how to actualize it?

Leaving Egypt was not just a physical change in geography.

No form of energy is of any use unless there is a way to channel and harness it. Otherwise, the energy simply dissipates.

Leviticus 16:1-20:27

The Torah contains no fewer than six mentions of the prohibition against consuming blood.

The Torah tells us that the Exodus from Egypt was conditional upon us ensuring that our weights are correct. Why is having proper scales such a big deal? Why are faulty weights worse than brazen daylight theft? There is a powerful message here about havin...

Hearing only half a conversation and drawing conclusions can be dangerous.

It is not for naught that the parshah is called Parshat Kedoshim. Holiness is undoubtedly a central motif in the parshah, throughout which expressions connected with holiness repeatedly recur. This holiness, however, has a surprising aspect. In books that...

The cause of the sin was overfamiliarity with G‑d and His service.