This week’s Torah portion teaches us about the Kohanim, the special Jewish priests. They had the important job of conducting services in the Tabernacle and
Our food is not just something to eat, it is something to respect. In this week’s Torah portion we learn about the altar on which
We want to be nice to everyone. We try to help people when we can and not hurt their feelings. But for certain special people,
In this week’s Torah Portion, Moses shows us one of the things that made him great. When his father-in-law, Jethro, criticizes him over something and
Every situation contains within it a possibility of success—and a possibility of failure. When the Jewish people were in the desert, fleeing from the pursuing
By Nesanel Yoel Safran It took a lot of courage for the Jewish slaves in Egypt to do things that publicly showed that the false
Everyone enjoys a good laugh—but not every laugh is necessarily good. While humor can be used in a positive way to make people feel good,
When things are going well for us, we shouldn’t close a blind eye to others who aren’t so fortunate. Moses grew up as a prince
Everyone is different. But each person, in his or her own special way, has something valuable to add to the world. Our job is to
When people feel they are being unfairly taken advantage of, they often think their only choice is either to react angrily or just give in
There’s more to Chanukah than spinning tops and eating potato pancakes. The first Chanukah millennia ago—and Chanukah today—represents a great struggle between two very different
While it’s fine to care about how we look, we shouldn’t get carried away. In this week’s Torah portion we learn how Joseph, who grew
