by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on November 10, 2016
I have recently begun learning Midrash Tanchuma weekly with Rabbi Avi Weiss, and this week, I share some reflections on the two opening passages of Midrash Tanhuma to parashat Lekh Lekha. In the middle of the first passage, the Midrash portrays a classic rabbinic image of Avraham as a devout Jew who kept every detail of the halakha: We find with Avraham, that he was punctilious in observing the mitzvot and therefore he was called the beloved of God, as it is written, “The seed of Avraham my beloved.”……
by Dr. Michelle Friedman, MD
Posted on November 7, 2016
In this week’s portion we come across a striking word usage that occurs only twice in Torah, both times in Bamidbar, the Book of Numbers. The phrase changes slightly, Lama nigara, lama yigara, translated as “Why should we/it be lessened/diminished,” and is found in what appears to be two disparate stories.…
by Rabbi Dov Linzer
Posted on November 2, 2016
God creates a perfect, self-sustaining planet, teaming with life. God places human beings in it and gives them seemingly divine powers: rule over all living things, and the ability to build, create, transform, and take mastery over the entire planet (Breishit 1:28-29).…
by Rabbi Shalom Carmy
Posted on November 2, 2016
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by Rabbi Yitzchak Blau
Posted on November 2, 2016
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by Dr. Hezi Cohen
Posted on November 2, 2016
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by Rabbi Nachman Levine
Posted on November 2, 2016
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