Naso

  A jealous husband A wife accused of cheating A strange ritual In this week’s [...]

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Bamidbar

We start Bamidbar Much has happened already Since leaving Egypt But it’s still early Thirty-eight [...]

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Behar / Bechukotai

Just like the Omer Count seven sets of seven Then, something special For Omer, it’s [...]

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Emor

Mark your calendars Shabbat, Pesach, Shavuot High Holy Days, too.  Chapter 23 of Leviticus begins [...]

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Acharei Mot / Kedoshim

A long list of rules “Don’t uncover nakedness” A euphemism These laws about sex Must [...]

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Tazria / Metzora

A plague on your house? Could it be that it was just What we now [...]

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Shemini

Why observe kashrut? Make a connection with G-d Strive for holiness   After much detail [...]

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Pesach

An early Pesach Last March 25th seder? 1899!   No, you’re not imagining things. It’s [...]

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Tzav

We’re told “don’t eat blood” It’s for sanctification Not for consumption Leviticus 7:27 Any person [...]

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