Ki Savo
Are You Proud of Your Sins?In this week's Torah portion, a word appears twice that has no exact parallel in Scripture: "he'emarta" and "he'emircha" in…
Toldos
See No EvilRashi says that Yitzchak became blind from the smoke of the idolatrous incense of Eisav's wives. Why did the smoke…
Tzav
When "Bad" Is Better Than GoodWhat does it mean to be truly alive? Based on one understanding of the laws of the thanksgiving offering, the…
Noach
The Failed TzadikHow Noach fell short as the spiritual leader of his generation. A textual study of the Kedushas Levi (R' Levi…