Sinai and Mitzvot |
The parashah begins with Moses' father-in-law, Yitro, showing Moses how to set up an administrative system to govern the newly-freed Israelites, and how to delegate minor tasks to others so that he can focus on ... |
Does Historical Accuracy of Religious Texts Matter? |
This week's Sedra is Metzora, from the opening lines of the second verse: "tihyeh torat metzora" - "This shall be the teaching about the metzora."The metzora was someone afflicted with ... |
Family at the Root of Passover Commandments |
How can we explain why some people observe Passover so strictly even when they don't observe much else? Aaron Seidman argues that it is the home-based family nature of the holiday that creates the commandment that people are more willing to follow. |