As we journey through the month of Elul, it is customary to comment on the weekly Torah portions in light of the upcoming Days of Awe. Parshat Ki Tavo is read a few weeks before Rosh Hashanah, and its ...

“See, this day I set before you blessing and curse: blessing, if you obey the commandments of your God that I enjoin upon you this day; and curse, if you do not obey the commandments of your God.” ...

One of the things I love about Torah study is how our sages have always taken grammatical and other anomalies in the text as an invitation to some of their most profound spiritual insights. One such ...

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The current Torah readings for Shabbat are from the Book of Deuteronomy, which encapsulates much of what Judaism is about – ethical teachings and a guide for the living – and a riposte against ...

The people of Israel stand on the threshold of their inheritance, the land of promise. The long-awaited day of glory has come; it’s time to remember their story, their failures and, most important, ...