Vision and Details (Mishpatim 5781)
Rabbi Sacks zt’’l had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book Lessons in Leadership. … Read more
Rabbi Sacks zt’’l had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book Lessons in Leadership. … Read more
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! The command of the parah adumah, the Red Heifer, with which our parsha begins, … Read more
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! Two words we read towards the end of our parsha – na’aseh … Read more
In the course of setting out the laws of war, the Torah adds a seemingly minor detail that became the … Read more
At the start of this parsha is a cluster of laws that challenged and puzzled the commentators. They concern a … Read more
It should have been the great day of celebration. The Tabernacle, Israel’s first collective house of worship, was complete. All … Read more
This sedra, speaking about sacrifices, prohibits the eating of blood: Wherever you live, you must not eat the blood … Read more
The nineteenth chapter of Vayikra, with which our parsha begins, is one of the supreme statements of the ethics of … Read more
Excavating the history of words can sometimes be as revealing as excavating the ruins of an ancient city. Take the … Read more
The second half of Exodus and the first part of Leviticus form a carefully structured narrative. The Israelites are commanded … Read more