Parshat Eikev: Moses and Second Set of Tablets
As discussed two weeks ago in Parshat D’varim the Book of Deuteronomy is a second…
David LazarAugust 9, 2017
Parshat Balak – Opening our eyes and our mouths
It's not often that we get a talking animal in the Bible. In fact, Balaam's…
David LazarJuly 6, 2017
Parshat Hukat: Part 1 – Setting Boundaries Between Death and Life
Of all the impurities discussed in the Torah, tuma'at hamet – impurity due to death…
David LazarJune 27, 2017
Tzav: Widening the Circle
Last Shabbat we read a catalogue of sacrificial offerings that an Israelite might bring to…
David LazarMarch 27, 2015
Yitro: All Alone
How do I know that this is really God talking to me? Will the people…
David LazarFebruary 10, 2015
Vayera: A light moment at a dark time
The ten plagues brought by God upon the Egyptians were a serious matter. Water and…
David LazarJanuary 16, 2015
Vayehi: Finding the missing persons
A major theme in the book of Genesis, which we finish reading this Shabbat, is…
David LazarJanuary 1, 2015