Parshat Ki Tisa Moshe descending from the mountain, clutching the Divine tablets, is one of the most iconic images of the entire Torah. Finally, after
The first aliyah of Parshat Ki Tisa is not only rather long at 45 pasukim, but it also seems rather out of place. The bulk
Shabbat ParahParshat Shemini As the Pesach holiday approached it was essential to remind the people that one must maintain a state of “purity”—as one who
There is a house in Passaic that has a statue of Humpty Dumpty placed on the high wall between their property and the sidewalk. As
The Torah admonishes us to keep away from falsehood (Shemot 23:7). Mishlei (30:8) warns us: “Keep falsehood and lies far away from me.” While lying
It is amazing how the Torah sometimes subtly relays multiple messages—often even contradictory messages—at once in order to convey a nuanced approach to crucially important
Moshe sees the joy, the dancing, and the partying taking place with the golden calf and breaks the first Luchot. Although this may seems to
According to the Rambam (Hilchot Yesodei HaTorah 1:10), Moshe’s request of Hashem to “show me your honor (way)” (Shemot 33:18) captures his heartfelt request to
When I write about a biblical word, I always assume that the word has one underlying meaning and that our task is to find it.
In the days leading up to Purim this year and during the holiday itself I was struck by all the texting I noticed going on
Part III Although Firkovich eventually acquired the collection, it appears from his personal correspondence that the Samaritans were quite unwilling to part with their manuscripts
I met my future father-in-law, Rabbi Ron Koesterich, z”l, when I was dating his daughter, Debbie, in the summer of 1998. I didn’t know much
