Aaron Shub is the rabbi of Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh and Director of Jewish Life and Learning at Levey Day School, Portland, Maine: Shub is originally from Los Angeles. While he received a BA in ...

Thoughts on Torah Portion Ki Teitzei 2023, adapted from previous versions. Last week, my Shabbat thought on Torah portion Shoftim focused on the shadow of the law. By this term, I meant that in ...

Jerusalem Post / Judaism / Torah Portion Parashat Ki Teitzei: The hidden enemy and the open enemy In these days of mercy and forgiveness, on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, it is fitting to engage in ...

Elul is upon us. In a few weeks, we will confess our sins of the body, heart, and mind. This year, let us focus on the sins of the tongue, for they shape the confused, divided world we inhabit.

This gritty parshah that I once found hard to hear exposes the true power of our living, breathing Torah and helps us prepare for the real nature of the coming Yamim Noraim. Growing up as a liberal ...

Are we capable of understanding the true reasons for the Torah’s commandments? Or should we be satisfied with the simple rationale that we perform mitzvot in order ...

The issue of spouses who refuse to grant a get (Jewish divorce) stems from the Torah’s mandate that “[the husband] shall write her a bill of divorce and place it in her hands” (Deuteronomy 24:1). In ...

The weekly Torah portion Ki Teitzei contains the largest number of commandments in the Torah – 72. The second-to-last commandment in the portion is especially unusual for the level of detail the Torah ...