Approach the conversation with them, not at them. Show up with vulnerability. Be OK with saying, “I don’t know.” Acknowledge ...

The weekly biblical portion of Mishpatim (Exodus 21:1-24:18) contains many common-sense rules demonstrating how the Torah ...

Temple Emanu El in Orange held its Consecration of six first-graders on Jan. 17 during erev Shabbat services, with Rabbi Matt ...

“Then the L-rd said to Moses: ‘Inscribe this as a reminder, and read it aloud to Joshua: I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven… The L-rd will wage war against Amalek ...

UVA students selected objects for display and crafted museum text for The Fralin Museum of Art’s newest exhibition.

The Ten Commandments recall the Exodus. You are part of an extended family, the Israelites. It began with Abraham, from ...

The Decalogue, which most people mistakenly call “The Ten Commandments,” is contained in the fifth Exodus biblical portion, Yitro, which Moses repeats with many changes in the fifth chapter of ...

The Red Sea split, paving an improbable path. Water became walls on either side, towering and still. As Pharaoh’s chariots ...

Even though Sunday is the first day of the week, its inclusion in the weekend implies that it lives in Saturday’s shadow.

The solution they came up with is famously stated in the Declaration of Independence: “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” This revolutionary truth, combining human reason and divine revelation, ...

Armed and Divided Shabbat Thought Torah Portion Beshalach 2025 (revised from previous versions) In the Torah portion this ...

Rashi, explaining the view of Rabbi Nehemiah in the Talmud [1] that they spontaneously sang the song together, says that the Holy Spirit rested on them and miraculously the same words came into their ...