From Genesis 12 to the end of Deuteronomy, the Torah focuses on the Jewish people: Abraham, Sarah and their children, their journey into and out of slavery, their covenant with God and with each o ...

More than the miracles, or the crossing of the Red Sea, or the revelation of God in the desert (His presence was already ...

A new book investigates in intricate detail the story of Christian ranchers in Texas who bred red heifers and brought them to ...

As everyone knows, the Hebrew word Pesach means “to pass over.” Therefore, in English, the holiday of Pesach is called ...

What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each parent’s and child’s personality, needs, and circumstance vary so widely.

Last week, we begin reading the book of Leviticus, which opens with the word “Vayikra," or "And He called.” Commentators note ...

The Todah (the last offering we will read about before Pesach) in Parashat Tsav and the Korban Pesach both convey the same ...

Left with a Jewish identity in name only, Adam Sobsey traveled to his great-grandparents' hometown in Romania to see what he ...

“The ‘Exodus from Egypt,’ when they were liberated from the exile in Egypt, enslaved to self-love, called the ‘Klipa (shell) ...

Judaism teaches that speech is a form of resistance. We must defend free expression, even for those we disagree with.

Over the generations bedikat hametz (searching for leaven) has become a wonderful bonding opportunity for parents and ...

Among the most iconic rituals of the Passover Seder is the drinking of four cups of wine. Given the evening’s rich symbolic ...