Jamie Weisbach is with IfNotNow Chicago.

In this week’s parasha, Beha’alotecha, an interesting problem arises. After the celebration of the first Passover in the desert, a group of men approaches Moses and Aaron and raise a new question. For…

Parashat Emor details many of the ritual obligations of the cohanim, the priests, as well as the special, additional obligations of the Cohen Gadol, the High Priest. Though Leviticus itself seems to take for granted that there is a High Priest above all the other priests…

The time between the second night of Passover until the beginning of Shavuot marks the counting of the Omer. During this period, every night after evening prayers, we count out loud, announcing how many days and weeks have passed since the beginning of Pesach. We continue…

Jamie Weisbach is with IfNotNow Chicago.

A few weeks ago, for Parasha Teruma, I wrote about the importance of everyone being able to contribute to building the moral core of our communities. This week, following a successful…

In parashat Teruma, G-d begins to give the Israelites the instructions for the construction of the Mishkan, the travelling sanctuary that would serve as the focal point of their religious and communal life. The construction of the Mishkan is the first project the…