By Rabbi Seth D Gordon
• Published February 6, 2013
After 61 chapters, 14 parashiyot, of dramatic, thought-provoking narrative, Exodus 12 transitions into law. At that point, the Israelite calendar, a mark of distinctiveness, is instituted and permanently inserted into the nascent nation’s rhythm. ...
BY RABBI MARK LESLIE SHOOK
• Published February 15, 2012
"Oh rabbi, I may not follow everything in the Torah, but I do believe in the Ten Commandments. That should count for something." Indeed. I wish I had a dime for every time I heard that approach to the observance or rather non-observance of biblical laws....
BY RABBI SETH D GORDON
• Published January 26, 2011
We cannot avoid encountering the other - the stranger, the foreigner, the alien. How should we react? Do we recoil or do we welcome them, do we enrich ourselves at their expense or do we support them? Amidst several dozen laws, Mishpatim, curiously, includes...
