Torah Matters

The Bible starts in Genesis 12.  Obviously it doesn’t, but here ’s what I mean. Prior to Genesis 12, we are hurtling through time a...

When Ham violates Noah in Genesis 9, why does Noah curse Ham’s son? Wouldn’t it make more sense to curse Ham directly?  The story goes li...

The flood is, at its core, a story of identity crisis .  Typically when people get to know you, they get to know you by your interests, ...

In Genesis 7 we read about humanity’s big reboot––the flood. But a question arises: of all the ways God could restart the world, why woul...

Genesis 23 probably starts this way in your English translation: “Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah.” But not...

In the book of Genesis, more is written about Joseph than any other character. The book builds up to his life; it ends with his story. Jose...

It takes the moon 28 days to orbit the earth. In that time, it moves through various phases of light. Jews pay close attention to t...

God, giving His Torah to Moses atop Mount Sinai, declares His Will for the Redeemed Community. Included in His Law are rules that regulate...