19:25

Tzav

When "Bad" Is Better Than Good
What does it mean to be truly alive? Based on one understanding of the laws of the thanksgiving offering, the…

24:11

Bamidbar

Who Do You Think You're Talking To?
Every country takes a census. What is unique about the census of the Jewish people is that it is carried…

32:14

Nitzavim

A Crazy Deal
The Torah reading of Nitzavim always comes before Rosh Hashanah. How does its opening verse of "all of you are…

13:57

Naso

Teshuvah Is Not a Mitzvah
This week's portion contains the mitzvah to confess one's sins before G-d. As the Rambam writes in his Sefer HaMitzvos,…