וְאַתָּ֞ה תְּצַוֶּ֣ה ׀ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְיִקְח֨וּ אֵלֶ֜יךָ שֶׁ֣מֶן זַ֥יִת זָ֛ךְ כָּתִ֖ית לַמָּא֑וֹר לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת נֵ ֖ר ...

In the back of the Choshen Mishpat there was a slip of parchment, known as the Urim Ve’tumim, containing G-d’s ineffable name. G-d was behind every decision the judges rendered. Even those decisio ...

Maimonides’ view indicates that while Amalek is viewed collectively, this is still a result of active threatening behavior.

In the Old Testament we can read the account of the female prophet, teacher, and leader Huldah who  played a key role in ...

The question of the Temple is present in the conscious of the children of the forefathers since Abraham, who called it ...

Originally written in Hebrew and Aramaic, the Bible is the most sold book in history, it first translation into another ...

We are told that the Torah is the blueprint in how God creates the world; not just the initial unfolding of day by day, but the ongoing process in how human beings interact and grow with each other.

He was witty, silly, and someone that was dedicated to his study of Torah. He was a mensch—through and through. Our beloved rabbinical school class dean, Rabbi Bill Lebeau, taught a text from ...

CALIFORNIA TEMPLE’S CONGREGATION ARE. MOVING. HAZRAT AT THE TORAH IS LITERALLY A HISTORY. IT’S A REFLECTION OF OUR EARLIEST RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD AND AND THE HUMAN ATTEMPT THAT WE HAVE TO ...

People have always worried about destiny — what could be more human! That’s what God is for: to reassure us that there’s a ...

The Urim and Tumim Those who care about American Ivy League Universities will know that Yale’s motto is Lux et Veritas, in ...

Imagine sitting through four hours of Uncle Hymie’s stories — it’s about as pleasant as glass grinding in your ear.