Jewish Texts

While God commands Moses, He also calls to him affectionately.

It is important to seek God in times of fortune, and to hear the divine voice in our texts.

Ritual purity laws highlight the power of confronting mortality and the subsequent need to ritualize the reaffirmation of life.

Bringing us all out of Egypt.

Moses exemplifies a lesson in business ethics.

The rituals of the tabernacle and Temple called for strictly defined roles -- but also allowed for new expressions.

Commentary for Parshat Terumah: Exodus 25:1-27:19

Seeking the living soul of our sacred texts.

A creative interpretation yields a valuable lesson about the vital importance of Torah to the Jewish people.

The power of the final plagues.