Levites, The

After describing the order in which the twelve tribes of Israel traveled through the desert, the Torah tells of the census of the tribe of Levi, the tribe tasked with transporting and building the Mishkan, the Tabernacle. Like everything in the Torah, the...

We should know that it is never too late to begin, and if we make the effort, there is no level we can’t reach.

They suffer because they want to grow, but they are unable to realize this or put their lofty aspirations into practice.

Heaven or earth? The kollel or the kibbutz? We Jews have been debating the issue for as long as we have been a people

The priestly blessing empowers us to make a three-step climb.

The chazzan reaches the moment, the Kohanim turn around, lower their prayer shawls over their eyes, raise their hands towards the crowd and the Priestly Blessing begins. What an amazing religion we have where certain people have been specifically assigned...

In commenting on one of the blessings in the Priestly Benediction, the Talmud reveals an important aspect of the Jew's attitude to Judaism.

The kohanim remove their shoes and extend their hands, fingers parted and palms stretched outwards; the congregation hide their faces under their prayer shawls. What is the deeper significance of this celestial ritual?

Only G‑d knows what we truly need in our lives at any given time.

To bless, we must love, and to be blessed is to know that we are loved by the One vaster than the universe.