This week the Torah portion is about the organization of leadership in Israel. It is about the raising up of judges, magistrates, and...

Torah ~ Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 Haftorah ~ Isaiah 54:11-55:5 Brit Chadasha ~ Matthew 7:24-29 The beginning of this week's Torah portion...

Torah ~ Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 Haftorah ~ Isaiah 49:14-51:3 Brit Chadasha ~ John 15:1-5 As we journey toward the High Holy Days, many of...

In our Torah portion for this week, Moses gives a series of exhortations to the people to obey the voice of the Lord. In chapters 4 and...

Right action tends to be defined in terms of general individual rights and standards that have been critically examined and agreed upon...

The First Haftarah of Affliction, Jeremiah 1:1–2:3 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah . . . to whom the word of the Lord came in...