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

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

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

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

A sense of tension combined with tremendous anticipation was in the air as the senior members of hanhalas Dirshu together with the primary editors of

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

Each name of a Jewish holiday is iconic. The name Pesach evokes the transformative sacrifice that launched our national liberation. The name Chanukah captures the

Rabbi Rafael Valls was rabbi to the Conversos (hidden Jews) in his Spanish town and one of the last to be burned alive at the

We like to think that a kiddush Hashem, a sanctification or glorification of God’s name, is perfectly good. It is the ultimate expression of religious