Sometimes We Have to Listen to a Donkey (Balak)
This Torah portion has something in common with the movie Shrek. Both feature a talking donkey. … The portion is named after the Moabite king,…
Some Things Just Don’t Make Sense (Chukat)
Our Mitzvot are anything but simple. There are some commandments that we perform at a very specific time, such as the command to honor Shabbat….
Are we Holy? (Korach)
Judaism repeatedly reminds us that argument and disagreement are a part of our religion. The backbone of the Talmud is impassioned argument, as rabbis argue…