26:15

Terumah

The Effects of Giving
Why is this name of this portion "Terumah" (lit. "donation") when the main point of the portion is what 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…

43:05

Vayetze

Marriage and Moshiach
The Shelah explains the deeper reason why Yaakov Avinu spoke about marital intimacy in ways that may seem inappropriate to…