While some maintain that the human being is only physical form, the Torah, in one of its most important sentences, insists that every person is also created in the image of God — tzelem Elokim ...

Why is it that in Genesis chapter 1, male and female are described as being created together (Genesis 1:27), while in Genesis chapter 2, Eve emerges from Adam’s rib? (2:21–23). Rashi suggests that ...

Doesn’t a religious life, despite the effort and sacrifices required by the mitzvot, at least guarantee us peace of mind? Among the many foundational themes in the opening parsha of the Torah, ...

Let’s start off with some pronunciation – probably not everyone’s favorite subject. This week’s sedra name is often transliterated as Vayechi. But that is not a faithful rendering into English. We ...

Parashat Bereishit: Forever and a day On the Shabbat before the one in which we begin reading the biblical cycle once again, starting with Bereishit, we read the Scroll of Ecclesiastes.

There are two songs that you must sing at your Shabbos table this week, both connected to the parsha: Yesimcha Elokim, sung by Avraham Fried, and Hamalach Hagoel, by Dveykuss, with the one and only ...