Question: When the aron kodesh was opened for Krias HaTorah this past Shabbos, we realized that the Shekalim Sefer Torah had not been rolled; it was still at the Rosh Chodesh kriah in parshas Pinchos.

In this week’s Parsha we read about: Moshe’s father-in-law, Yitro, gathers Moshe’s wife and children and journeys to the Bnei Yisroel encampment near Har Sinai. When Yisro joined the Jewish people at ...

Yaakov Avinu’s last words recover a maternal and conservative ethic of guidance, inheritance, and restraint. Parshas Vayechi is not a loud parsha. It does not announce itself with fire or spectacle.

'This world is not mine. It existed before me and will continue after me...I have entered, as a guest, into a perfect system run by God.' Parashat ‘Emor’ contains 63 commandments, presented in a ...

Speak to the children of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, on the first of the month, it shall be a Sabbath for you, a remembrance of [Israel through] the shofar blast a holy occasion. Why are we ...

Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: What Does Parshas Emor Teach Us About Education That Can Help Us Address the Crises in Our Schools and Universities? What Is the Best Way to Discipline ...

Thanks for your question. I see from the subject line of your message that “these guests” refers not to your corporeal yom tov guests but to the Ushpizin. “Ushpizin” is an Aramaic word that means ...

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Joshua Krug earned a B.A. with Honors and Distinction from Yale, an MDiv from Harvard, and a PhD from NYU. He sits at the intersection of vision and implementation in Jewish education, with experience ...