This week’s Parshah, Parshat Ha’azinu, contains the commandment, "Remember world history, study the generational epochs. Ask your father and he will relate to you, your elders and they will tell you ...

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Summertime Torah portions get short shrift. They aren’t exactly breezy beach reading and many concern Moses’ repetition of the Israelites journey from Egypt to the doorstep of the Promised Land. But, ...

The Talmud (Bava Kamma 82a) informs us that the Rabbinic takana of reading the Torah on Monday, Thursday, and Sabbath afternoon originated with Moshe Rabbeinu. The basic requirement he established was ...

Some answer your questions. Rabbi David Fohrman first teaches you to notice questions you never realized were there. That talent is on full display in Deuteronomy: A Parsha Companion, the fifth and ...

Moses is going out like a rock star. Pay attention to the phrase going out. It’s his last day on Earth. It’s not an exaggeration. Rick Lupert, a poet, songleader and graphic designer, is the author of ...

The Mishna (tractate Rosh HaShana 18a) says: On Rosh HaShana all humanity passes before the Almighty as an army of soldiers passes in review. What is this all-inclusive word humanity composed of?

In this Torah portion, Moses recites a song to the Children of Israel that serves as testimony of their covenant with God. God tells Moses to head up Mount Nebo to find his final resting place.