The Torah stresses the importance of venerating the elderly, mandating that we “Rise up before the aged and show deference to the old; you shall fear God: I am the Lord” (Leviticus 19:32). The honor ...

from the land of Egypt? I think that was You.

Parshat Kedoshim, with its myriad of mitzvot, opens in an unusual fashion- as G-d commands Moshe, “Speak to the entire assembly of the Children of Israel and say to them ‘Holy shall you be, for I, the ...

“Be holy,” begins one the combined Torah Portions for today. “All right,” I might say. “But what exactly do I do next?” I’ll take the long way around in advising what to do next. I don’t always ...

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