Shabbat 27. Instructor using lamplight in Shabbat; 28. A woman must bring a sin offering if she transports something in her apron on Shabbat; For six days, you are to serve, and are to make all your work [מְלָאכָה], but…
This week’s parsha is Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8) Torah Pearls: Ki Tavo Parsha Ki Tavo (Union for Reform Judaism) Parsha Ki Tavo (United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism) Parsha Ki Tavo (Orthodox Union) Parsha Ki Tavo (Jewish Reconstructionist Communities) Parshat Ki…
This week’s parsha is Ki Tetse (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19) Torah Pearls: Ki Tetse Parsha Ki Tetse (Union for Reform Judaism) Parsha Ki Tetse (United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism) Parsha Ki Tetse (Orthodox Union) Parsha Ki Tetse (Jewish Reconstructionist Communities) Parshat Ki…
Cohabitation 22. Girls below the age of three years and one day retains her virginity despite cohabitation; Where in the Tanakh is there even any indication that “cohabitation” between an adult man and a child is even permitted? This is…
This week’s parsha is Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9) Torah Pearls: Shoftim Parsha Shoftim (Union for Reform Judaism) Parsha Shoftim (United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism) Parsha Shoftim (Orthodox Union) Parsha Shoftim (Jewish Reconstructionist Communities) Shoftim: What the Torah Says About Justice
*Long post…. I am writing this post after doing a lot of soul-searching and searching the Torah and Tanakh. I doubt this will be the only such post I will write. This is not meant to be a definitive statement…
This week’s parsha is Re’eh (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17) Torah Pearls: Re’ehv Parsha Re’ehv (Union for Reform Judaism) Parsha Re’eh (United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism) Parsha Re’eh (Orthodox Union) Parsha Re’eh (Jewish Reconstructionist Communities) Re’eh: A Music Video Based Upon Moses’s Words…
Genesis and the Big Bang: The Discovery of Harmony Between Modern Science and the Bible Author: Gerald L. Schroeder Publisher: Bantam Books Year: 1990 Pages: 174 plus Epilogue, Appendix, and Glossary Genesis and the Big Bang is the attempt by…
This week’s parsha is Ekev (Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25) Torah Pearls: Ekev Parsha Ekev (Union for Reform Judaism) Parsha Ekev (United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism) Parsha Ekev (Orthodox Union) Parsha Ekev (Jewish Reconstructionist Communities) Ekevn: Circumcise Your Heart
Tefillin and Mezuzot 10. Skin used for the parchment of tefillin; 11. Skin used for the parchment of the mezeuzah; 12. Skin used for the parchment of the Sefer Torha; 13. Formation of the shin on the head tefillin; 14.…
