Torah portion

Balak intuited an important truth about the Israelites: Their strength was spiritual, not military.

Amidst seemingly mundane laws, valuable lessons emerge.

Of "Second Passover," Rabbi Akiva and adult bat mitzvahs.

Some try to "outsource" their Judaism, but this approach has severe limits.

Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8

Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19

How does the concept of the uniqueness and choseness of the Jewish people inform our relationship with God and with non-Jews?

The commandment to remove a corpse from the stake on which it is impaled teaches us the importance of respecting the holiness of the body.

Moses' sensitive rebuke of the Israelites teaches us that we can always return and renew our relationship with God and religion.

What are the consequences, or even the possibility, of separating ourselves from our communities, like Korach did?