Every chapter, verse, word, and even letter in the Five Books of Moses is filled with meaning and timeless life lessons. Jews read this sacred text from a parchment Torah scroll in synagogue each year, with a different section (parsha) allocated to each week. Year after year we read the same parshas, always finding deeper meanings and new relevance to our lives and the world around us.
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Mishpatim Mishpatim: The Coded Meaning Of An Eye For An Eye
Our Sages have always understood this verse as calling for financial damages.
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Yitro Yitro: Why Are We Commanded to Honor Rather Than Love Our Parents?
The fifth commandment seems to fall in the wrong column.
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Bo Bo: After 400 Years, We Couldn’t Wait For The Dough To Rise?
The Egyptians owed us hundreds of years of stolen wages. Did we owe them something? Table for Five: Bo Edited by Salvador Litvak, the Accidental Talmudist The people picked up their dough when it was not yet leavened, their …
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Shemot Shemot: The Vision Of The Hebrew Prophetess
Even as a child, Miriam had prophetic foresight and chutzpah!
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Vayigash Vayigash: Be Fruitful and Multiply! Is That One Command Or Two?
The Jews certainly multiplied in Egypt, but were we fruitful?
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Miketz Miketz: Do Humility And Confidence Go Together?
Joseph received the highest compliment from Pharaoh.
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Toldot Toldot: Not Yet Born And Already Fighting
Don’t be too quick to judge Rebecca, or anyone else…