Parshat Balak The closing words of this week’s haftarah are among the most familiar in all of Tanach. The navi Micha’s statement that Hashem demands

Parashat Chukat The eleventh perek in Sefer Shoftim relates to us the story of Yiftach HaGiladi, a person rejected by his family who eventually becomes

Parashat Chukat The eleventh perek in Sefer Shoftim relates to us the story of Yiftach HaGiladi, a person rejected by his family who eventually becomes

Parshat Korach As in numerous readings of past weeks, we find the message left by our haftarah to be taught by both comparison and contrast.

Parshat Shelach When discussing this week’s haftarah, the story of the spies sent by Yehoshua, the most troubling question that is often asked is why

Parshat Beha’alotcha This week’s haftarah is one that is quite familiar to us as it is read twice each year: on Shabbat Chanukah as well

Parshat Naso Our haftarah this week relates to us the well-known story of Shimshon HaGibor. Over the past few years I have written about the

Parshat Bamidbar Sefer Hoshea from which this week’s haftarah is taken is the first book of Trei Asar, the collection of 12 “minor” (read: smaller)

Parshat Va’era I have always felt a special connection to the haftarah that we read this week. This selection from Sefer Yechezkel (28; 25–29; 21)

Parshat Behar The navi Yirmiyahu has been referred to as the “prophet of doom,” the seer who was vilified by many of his contemporaries for

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

Parshiyot Acharei Mot-Kedoshim The Book of Vayikra revolves around “Mikdash,” i.e., both the eventual Beit Hamikdash and the already completed Mishkan, beginning with the laws