Parsha

Parashat Tazria-Metzora: Turning lemons into lemonade

These parashot deal at length with a unique phenomenon described in the Torah – tzara’at, which are marks or changes that appear on the walls of a house, on clothing, or on the body.

'Spirituality can grow without diminishing anyone,' says the writer.
SUSAN B. ANTHONY was an American social reformer and women’s rights activist between 1900 and 1906.

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A pile of books.

Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei: Wisdom of the wise

Like the red heifer's ashes, the destruction of Iran's instruments of death can become the catalyst for cleansing. A woman walks on the street following an Israeli and U.S. strike on a police station, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026.

Purification by fire: The red heifer and Iran


Vezot habracha: The blessing of the Torah

The parsha opens with: “This is the blessing with which Moses, the man of God, blessed the Israelites farewell before he died” (Deut. 33:1).

 FRESH EYES: Lifting a Torah scroll at Yeshiva University in New York, 1950.

What we can learn from the story of those who contributed eagerly, told to stop - opinion

In order to be of help to others, one must be on a certain moral and intellectual level, the writer explains.

 Money jar

Parshat Hayei Sarah: Short, courageous and practical

The second story in this week's parsha is Abraham’s servant going to Haran in Aram Naharayim to search for a bride for Isaac.

 UNDERSTATEMENT: ABRAHAM referred to the entire feast as 'a morsel of bread."

Parshat Hayei Sarah: Ketura, the figure & the kibbutz

Ramban claims Keturah was a Canaanite concubine, based on her description in the Book of Chronicles.

 ON KIBBUTZ Ketura.

Chayei Sarah: What is love?

This is the first time the Torah mentions anyone loving someone, and of course, we are now faced with the question: what is love?

Burial of Sarah (engraving by Gustave Doré from the 1865 La Sainte Bible)

Vayera: The power of respecting others

Abraham is known as the biblical figure who is a gracious host after he leaves God to tend to his guests.

 Angels visiting Abraham by Willem van Herp.

Lech Lecha: a call more relevant than ever -opinion

The Land of Israel and the modern state of Israel are alive and well, and ready to welcome home Jews from all corners of the Earth.

 ABRAHAM TENDING his flock.

Noach: Lessons for all mankind

 INTEREST IN Torah study is growing among non-observant Jews.

Bereshit: A reminder of our control over our destiny

Hashem begins by asking Cain why he is angry and sad and continues with the following verse: (Genesis 4:7) הֲל֤וֹא אִם־תֵּיטִיב֙ שְׂאֵ֔ת וְאִם֙ לֹ֣א תֵיטִ֔יב לַפֶּ֖תַח חַטָּ֣את רֹבֵ֑ץ וְאֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ תּ

 Sunset at the Jezreel Valley.

In Jerusalem, a Torah lesson from Biden shows his grasp of Judaism’s quirky calendar

Because of differences of worship in Israel and the Diaspora, Israelis will not be reading from the same Torah portion this Shabbat.

 US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at his residence in Jerusalem, July 14, 2022