This week’s parashah (Torah portion) begins... Rabbi Jason Bonder Parashat Re’eh “Did you see anything?!” Rick Moranis asks in his role as Dark Helmet in the 1987 Mel Brooks classic, “Spaceballs.” “No ...

Our sages remind us that even in a time of chaos, our world relies on values and principles. Our learning, prayer, and good ...

For an answer to grow with, investigate the Talmud, Sanhedrin 38a. Here we are told that if we came first, as some might haughtily believe we “should,” we and our children might erroneously believe ...

COLlive.com presents a weekly series from the creative minds at the Jewish Children's Museum in Crown Heights. Parsha Studio will explore the Parsha through crafting, painting, science experiments, ...

Last week, we celebrated Sukkot, dwelling in the temporary shelter of the sukkah. There, we were exposed to the elements, ...

What Should Our Perspective Be on This Week's Presidential Election? How Should I Deal with My Family Harshly Split Over Politics? Can We Rest Assured That G-d Will Pick the Right Presidential ...

This week’s Torah portion, Lech Lecha, begins with the story of a man who stood alone, Abram who became Abraham. It is hard ...

This week we read of two calamities, “climate change” and “immigration.” Sounds familiar and contemporary, doesn’t it? And we learn from how Noah and the builders of the Tower of Babel responded to ...

Torah Portion, Parshat Noach, hits very close to home. We are still reeling from the devastation left in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. So many people in our community have lost so much.

When you peel back Noah's Ark to the man himself, Noah may have been righteous only relative to the evil era in which he ...

Thomas Jefferson At the beginning of this week’s Torah portion Beha’alotcha, we read that Aaron the high priest was charged with the daily lighting of the menorah. Rashi, explaining the ...

Milei, who studies regularly with a rabbi but is not Jewish, name-checked the week's Torah portion, Lech Lecha.