SidrahAccessible Torah: this week’s parashah, Nitzavim-Vayelech"For this commandment that I command you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it far away… It is not in heaven… nor is it beyond the sea… Rather, the matter is very near to you, in your mouth and in your heart, to do it" Deuteronomy 30:11–14By Rabbanit Joanne Greenaway1 min read
SidrahNegative messaging: this week’s sidrah, Ki Tavo“Cursed is anyone who does not uphold the words of this law” Deuteronomy 27:26By Rabbi Alex Israel1 min read
SidrahThe forgotten sheaf: this week’s parashah, Ki TetzeiWhen you reap the harvest in your field and overlook a sheaf in the field, do not turn back to get it; it shall go to the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow—in order that the Eternal your God may bless you in all your undertakings. Deuteronomy 24:19By Rabbi Hannah Kingston1 min read
SidrahThe pursuit of justice: this week’s sidrah, Shoftim“Justice, justice shall you pursue, so that you may live and inherit the Land that the Lord your God is giving you” Deuteronomy 16:20By Rabbi Dr Yoni Birnbaum1 min read
SidrahChosen people, this week’s parashah: Re’ehSegulah from all the peoples” Deuteronomy 14:2By Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur1 min read
SidrahLoving the stranger: this week’s parashah, Ekev“You too must love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt” Deuteronomy 10:19By Rabbanit Joanne Greenaway1 min read
SidrahSaying no: this week’s parashah, Va’etchanan“I pleaded with God” Deuteronomy 3:23By Rabbi Alex Israel1 min read
The Temple of Love: this week’s parashah, Devarim“Learn to do good. Seek justice; aid the wronged. Uphold the rights of the orphan; defend the cause of the widow” Isaiah 1:17By Rabbi Hannah Kingston1 min read||July 16, 2026 10:40
A story of journeys: this week’s sidrah, Mattot-Massei“Moses recorded their departures for their journeys by the word of God; and these were their journeys from their departures” Numbers 33:2By Rabbi Dr Yoni Birnbaum1 min read||July 9, 2026 14:36
Korah’s descendants: this week’s parashah, Pinchas“The descendants of Korah did not die” Numbers 26:11By Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur1 min read||July 2, 2026 10:46
The challenge of new leaders: this week’s parashah Chukkat-Balak“Miriam died there and was buried there. And the community was without water, and they assembled against Moses and Aaron” Numbers 20:1–2By Rabbanit Joanne Greenaway1 min read||June 25, 2026 09:41
Defusing conflict: this week’s parashah, Korach“Listen, please” Numbers 16:18By Rabbi Alex Israel2 min read||June 18, 2026 09:53
Women and tallit: this week’s sidrah, Shelach Lecha“Speak to the Israelite people and instruct them to make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments throughout the ages; let them attach a cord of blue to the fringe at each corner” Numbers 15:38By Rabbi Hannah Kingston1 min read||June 11, 2026 10:20
Carrying the ark forward: this week’s parashah, Beha’alotecha“And it came to pass, when the Ark set forward, that Moses said, ‘Rise up, Lord, and let Your enemies be scattered; and let those who abhor You flee before You’” Numbers 10:35By Rabbi Dr Yoni Birnbaum1 min read||June 5, 2026 14:33
The mysterious voice: this week’s parashah, Naso“The Voice addressing him” Numbers 7:89By Rabbi Dr Michael Marmur1 min read||May 28, 2026 09:00
Becoming an adult: this week’s parashah, Bemidbar"From 20 years” Numbers 1:3By Rabbi Alex Israel1 min read||May 14, 2026 11:06
