by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields
Towards the conclusion of this week’s Torah reading, Parashat Chukat, we read that as the children of Israel make their way to the Land of Israel, they interact...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields
Pirkei Avot 5:17, Ethics of our Ancestors, teaches. “Every argument that is for [the sake of] heaven’s name, it is destined to endure. But if it is not for [the...
by Rabbi Margie Cella
At God’s command, Moses sends 12 men to scout out the land of Canaan before entering it. They spent 40 days traversing the land, returning with a cluster of grapes that required two...
by Rabbi Margie Cella
After designating the Levites to take the place of the firstborn in administering the service of the Tabernacle, God instructed that the people observe Pesach on the 14th day of the...
by Rabbi Margie Cella
At 176 verses, this is the longest parashah of the year. After commanding Moses and Aaron to take a census of the Levites according to their clans, and describing the ritual...
by Rabbi Margie Cella
Two years after the deliverance from Egypt, the nation is getting ready to leave Mt. Sinai to begin the journey to Canaan. In preparation for the departure, God commands Moses to...
by Rabbi Margie Cella
This parashah, the last in the book of Vayikra, begins with God promising many future blessings for the nation, if they follow the laws and the commandments:...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields
Parashat Behar continues the discussion of being holy, as it relates to land. We read about the Sabbatical, Shemittah, and allowing the land to rest. This often...
by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields
The name of our Torah reading this week, Emor, means speak. God tells Moses to speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron. There are many different instructions...
by Rabbi Margie Cella
In this parashah, God commands that we be holy because God is holy. This is achieved through the observance of God’s mitzvot, dozens of which are delineated in this portion....
