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Gavriel RosenThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
Almost all great civilizations have a common life cycle. They organize, ascend, mature, overextend and decline. Their rise often comes from a...
The story comprises fewer than 75 words. Anyone listening to the Torah reading, who has a momentary lapse in concentration would not even know...
One of the most simple, profound and moving of Judaism’s principles is a comment made by R. Akiva regarding a passuk in this week’s parasha:...
It is a phenomenon unlike any in the Torah. Tzaraat, often mistranslated as leprosy, has no real translation, just like it has no real analogue or...
It was supposed to be a smooth end to a long journey. Since the catastrophic incident of the Golden Calf, the Jewish people had been treading a...
Context matters. When the Torah prohibits something, at all times and in all places, it is fair to say that it has a negative view of it. Conversely,...
Of all the books of the Torah, Sefer Vayikra is the most mysterious and seems the most foreign. Concepts like קרבנות-sacrifices,...
Framing matters. The context in which a story is told is part of the story itself. Take, for example, the story of Megillat Esther that we have just...
Our clothes are communicative. When we wear them, we convey a message, be that subtle or explicit, to those who see us. Clothes, therefore, are quiet...
God created the world, a home for us. This is how the Torah begins. In this week’s parashah, the inverse begins to happen. The Jewish People are...
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