Ethical Sofrut: Is My Torah or Mezuzah from a Factory Farm?
When we hear the Torah read at synagogue, we rarely think about the dozens of animals whose hides make up that sacred document. Yet every
Yonathan Reches
When we hear the Torah read at synagogue, we rarely think about the dozens of animals whose hides make up that sacred document. Yet every
In the Jewish imagination, Torah scrolls have been made in the same manner for thousands of years. We picture a white-bearded sofer (scribe) hunched over
Well, here we are. Another year of reading Torah. Another year where reproductive rights are under threat in America. Of course, things have changed since
We are preparing to conclude our high holiday season with Simchat Torah – the celebration of completing the Torah reading cycle. One of the curious
In Parashat Shemini, we read the words that mark the exact midpoint of the Torah and explore what we can learn from those words.
When I study Torah, I always do two things: 1. I ask myself, how did what I just read apply to my life? 2. I can give myself an opportunity.
This Tiny Tikkun is a collection of pathways. Each source sheet offers a journey, learn them in order or wherever you feel drawn.
Did God give the fully-written Torah to Moses at Sinai? Or as the Torah compiled and edited by people? What does that mean spiritually?
Here are our top ten Torah resources you should know, including Conservative/Masorti organizations and resources for kids and families!
In a written teshuvah, Rabbi Jane Kanarek explains the answer to the question, “Should women and girls wear a headcovering?”
Lashon hara I’to·elet are those occasions when it is permissible, or even required, to speak about other people.
Human beings have been given the divine power of speech to enable our participation in the ongoing work of sustaining God’s creation.
As online communication becomes more complicated and sophisticated, so too do the laws governing defamatory speech.
Liturgy on Hanukkah includes Hallel and additions to the Amidah. There are also special Torah readings, maftirs, and haftarot.
On the mornings of Sukkot, Shacharit and Musaf follow the standard festival format. The lulav and etrog should be shaken.
The intermediate days of Sukkot, the weekdays, combine some features of festival days and normal weekdays to create wholly unique day.
Simḥat Torah means “the joy of Torah” and is the name for the day on which the annual cycle of Torah readings begins and ends.
Minhah, the Afternoon Service, begins with the Torah service, including selections from Leviticus and the haftarah on the Book of Jonah.
The Yom Kippur morning service is similar to Rosh Hashanah, with the exception of the Amidah and the selections for the Torah service.
Yom Kippur begins with the dramatic Kol Nidrei service, intended to annul vows made between yourself and God.
How does the imagery of water and rain connect Shemini Atzreet and Simchat Torah? What can we learn from this?
The Musaf Service for Rosh Hashanah contains familiar opening and closing blessings of the Amidah with the usual High Holiday interpolations.
Rosh Hashanah Torah reading includes Abraham, Sarah, and the Binding of Isaac. Haftarot tell the story of Samuel and other relevant themes.
Rabbi Mitch Berkowitz explains the meaning of the Torah passages that we read on Shavuot and the connection to revelation and the harvest.