Parshat Emor Parshat Emor that we read this week continues the theme of sanctity that marked last week’s parsha of Kedoshim and dedicates its first

First Day of Pesach In a very real sense, this first day of Pesach celebrates not only the beginning of the redemption, but its completion

Shabbat HaGadol Parshat Tzav Over these many years, I have always understood this week’s haftarah selection from the final chapter in the book of the

Parshat  Vayakhel-Pekudei Shabbat HaChodesh This Shabbat, we read from two sifrei Torah: in the first Torah we read the parsha itself, and in the second

Parshat Ki Tisa Shabbat Parah The opening of this week’s haftarah selection from Sefer Yechezkel is somewhat puzzling for the student of Tanach. The 36th

Shabbat Zachor Parshat Tetzaveh Why did he do it? Why did the first king of a united Israel, a king regarded by Chazal as a

Parshat Mishpatim Shabbat Shekalim The special haftarah ordained by Chazal to be read on Shabbat Shekalim, the Shabbat of, or before, Rosh Chodesh Adar, is

Parshat Yitro Our parsha this week is truly the climax of the Yetziat Mitzrayim story and of the entire Sefer Shemot. From Hashem’s initial demand

Over the past years, we have emphasized the close connection between the story of kriyat Yam Suf, the splitting of the Sea of Reeds that

Parashat Bo The two prophets, Yirmiyahu and Yechezkel, were contemporaries of each other, active before and after the destruction of Bayit Rishon, the First Temple.

Parshat Vaera The navi Yechezkel, whose prophecy makes up our haftarah this week, served the Jewish community in Bavel both before and after the destruction

Parshat Shemot When commenting on this week’s haftarah over these past years, we have searched for a logical connection to the parsha. After all, the