Abraham’s Journeys: Egypt
Bereishit יב (Genesis 12) 10 And there was a famine in the land; and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land. According to tradition there was a famine in the land…
Jen (Rachel-Esther)
Parshat Ha’azinu
This week’s parsha is Ha’azinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-52) Torah Pearls: Ha’azinu Parsha Ha’azinu (Union for Reform Judaism) Parsha Ha’azinu (United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism) Parsha Ha’azinu (Orthodox Union) Parsha Ha’azinu (Jewish Reconstructionist Communities) Parshat Ha’azinu: Moses’s Last Song, Funkified
Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelekh
This week’s parsha is Nitzavim-Vayelekh (Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30) Torah Pearls: Nitzavim – Vayelekh Parsha Nitzavim – Vayelekh (Union for Reform Judaism) Parsha Nitzavim-Vayelekh (United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism) Parsha Nitzavim-Vayelekh (Orthodox Union) Parsha Nitzavim – Vayelekh (Jewish Reconstructionist Communities) Parshat Nitzavim:…
Refuting the “Oral Law” – Rambam (Part 4)
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…
Parshat Ki Tavo
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…
Parshat Ki Tetse
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…
Refuting the “Oral Law” – Rambam (Part 3)
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…
Parshat Shoftim
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
iBelieve: Thoughts on Jewish Topics
*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…
Parshat Re’eh
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…