“Shalom,” our word for wholeness, is the ultimate goal of a life lived with individuation. Through it, a person comes to ...

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In this week’s Torah portion, “Lech Lecha,” we learn about Abraham – arguably one of the most remarkable figures to ever walk this Earth. Living in an ancient, savage world of idol worship, he was the ...

The major part of our Torah portion, Mishpatim, raises important questions about Judaism, religion in general, ethics, and law. First, the nature of Judaism. Many of our philosophers have divided ...

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Every Shabbos, Jews in synagogues of all denominations hear the cantor, rabbi or a layperson chant that week’s Torah portion from an open scroll. But Yiddish scholar Sheva Zucker says you don’t need ...