Parasha

We are all entitled to even the strongest of our beliefs and opinions. And yet, we should never be so sure of what we think that we are not open to a different voice, a different opinion.

Speak up! Share your opinion! Try to bring about change – but not through gossip and not with hurtful words.

When you live a life filled with meaning, spiritual fulfillment ... you receive a remarkable gift: a profound inner peace and emotional serenity that no material wealth can offer.

The many hardships endured by the Israelites during their desert journey could have been greatly reduced had the nation learned to appreciate what they had.

The only halachic ruling that was ever given is that “your life comes first” – and nothing beyond that.

The very different circumstances under which two Israeli soldiers were returned puts things in perspective and echoes Jewish values.

Don’t aim for lofty, angelic separation “like Mine” but live a human holiness – the kind of life for which I created the world.

Just as a bad word can destroy, a good word can build – and that, after all, is the purpose of creation: “The world will be built with kindness.”

Our portion lists four animals that lack one of the two signs of purity. The midrash associates these four animals with the four exiles the Jewish people have experienced over the generations.