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Acharei Mot: Distancing Ourselves from Non-Jewish Practices
This week’s parsha makes reference to what we call “chukot hagoy,” which means the practices of other nations. As members of Klal Yisrael, there are certain behaviors we refrain from because they are considered echoes of secular culture. The pasuk tells us (18:3) “you shall not copy the practices of the land of Egypt where…
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Tazria: Music to One’s Ears
Imagine you walk into the doctor’s office, concerned about your injured son and wait anxiously for a diagnosis…
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Shemini: Ask Your Elders!
It seems superfluous to the ceremony that the elders of the nation are called to by Moshe, as it doesn’t seem that they have a specific job or purpose…
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Vayikra: Sacrificing Our Souls
We have finished travelling through the layers of Creation. We have journeyed far; from Adam and Chava in the lush Garden of Eden, through to the Avot and Imahot amidst wide-opened tents and camels…
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Pekudei: Self-Accounting in Judaism
This week’s parsha begins with the pekudim, a full accounting of every shekel and kikar donated towards the Mishkan…
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Vayakhel: There Is No Wisdom to Woman Except the Spindle
A woman’s wisdom is all contained within her spindle. Because a woman is a connector, a woman is a weaver…
