According to rabbinic interpretations, Rosh Hashana commemorates God’s creation of humanity. Tradition has it that Rosh Hashana is a time when God judges humans, and especially “his people,” Israel.

It seems like a simple tale, but like much of the Bible, it’s full of allusions and references to past and future.

Already since the days of the Rishonim, it was noted that the custom is not to attach the reading of the Parashat Ki Tavo ...

As the country is brazing up for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in December, various political parties ...

After Moses opens the book of Deuteronomy with a (selective) overview of the 40 year journey from Horeb (elsewhere known as Sinai) until Moab on the east side of the Jordan, he continues with a ...

This week’s Torah portion contains more mitzvahs than any other. It includes 74 of the 613 mitzvahs found in the entire Torah ...

In Ki Tavo, I search for signs of hope and grasp for anything that can alleviate the pain of the human condition, even a ...

While the role of providence in these politicians’ journeys will no doubt continue to be debated by pundits, it is worth ...

My paper on the topic “Peace-Making in Judaism” is based on sources from the Book of Deuteronomy, the parsha of Ti Tetzei, which we read on Shabbat. I felt that it was bashert (destiny). Then, the war ...

In Ki Tavo, Moses, on his final day, tells the Israelites, “You have seen all that God did. … Yet until this day, God has not ...

Years ago, I was invited to speak on a panel about the role of women in religion alongside three other women religious ...

As the Jewish community prepares to celebrate the High Holy Days, a scholar of the Bible explains their history and why they ...