The Seven Laws of Noah​

By Rabbi Moshe Bernstein The Portions of Tazria and Metzora continue the discussion of the laws of Tzaraat, which refers to what is known...

By Rabbi Moshe Bernstein The Torah portion Shemini (meaning "eighth" in Hebrew) is the third portion in the book of Leviticus, and it...

Passover is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt and the great miracles that G-d...

By Rabbi Moshe Bernstein In our Torah portion Tzav, the concept of the Thanksgiving Offering or Korban Todah is introduced: "If a person...

In our Torah portion, the Torah states a prohibition against committing swearing falsely to defraud a fellow man. This is based on the...

The Torah portion of Vayakhel begins with Moses assembling the Israelites and reminding them of the importance of observing the Sabbath....

Purim means in ancient Persian, lottery, something which is not rational, Purim expresses that which is above nature and human...

This Torah portion describes the eternal divine commandment to build a holy “House for G-d” which was initially fulfilled with the mobile...

The Torah describes in the previous week's portion the greatest Divine revelation in history, the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai. This...

In this Torah portion, Yitro, we read about the revelation on Mt. Sinai. Mt. Sinai is situated in a desert. The desert has no owner. By...

The Amalekites were an ancient nation living near the land of Canaan. They were the first nation to attack the Jewish people after the...

In this Torah portion, Moses instructed the Jewish people about the details of the first Passover offering: "On the tenth of this month,...

In our Torah portion, we can learn what is the proper place to pray to G-d Almighty. When Pharaoh asked Moses to pray for the end of the...

In this Torah portion, we learn about the new King Pharaoh that had no sympathy or love for the children of Israel and chose to forget...

The Haftarah for Vayigash is a prophecy about the uniting of the two kingdoms, Judah and Israel, in the time of Moshiach. The haftarah (...

A constant struggle between two perspectives is represented in the Chanukah story. According to the Hellenistic perspective, human...

In the current Torah portion, Joseph tells his brothers about his dreams, the idea of which was that he will rule over them in the...

In this Torah portion, we find a mind-blowing story. Dinah, the daughter of Leah whom she had borne to Jacob went out to see the...

Yaakov's 20-year residence in Lavan's home is described in the Vayeitzei Torah portion. He took part in caring for Lavan's sheep during...

The Torah reading Chayei Sarah (“The life of Sarah”) begins by telling of Sarah’s passing. This evokes an obvious question: Why is the...