After God created the human body, God said to the tongue, "All the other limbs of the human body stand up, but you lie down; all the other limbs are outside the body, but you are inside it; and not only that, but you are surrounded by two walls: one of...

Torah lessons are often surprising and distinctive, unaligned with either historic or contemporary liberal or conservative positions. This week, the Torah may challenge our conceptions of "poor." Parashat Ki Tissa opens with contributions for the...

While I was still a student, I entered into an e-mail-based discussion with other rabbis on the concept of the rabbinic day off, meaning whether or not we should have one. The discussion was more evenly split than you thought. The senior rabbi of...