The Torah reading this Shabbat, like a significant subset of Shabbatot throughout the year, contains two different facets. The first is the reading that is next in line within the ...

And perhaps that is why Moshe’s name is absent here. The greatest leaders are not obsessed with visibility. Their egos are quiet. Their influence is steady. Moshe’s light in Tetzaveh is like the ...

This week’s Torah portion, Tetzaveh, is the only Torah portion, from the beginning of Exodus through the end of Deuteronomy, from which Moses is completely absent. Everywhere else in Exodus, Numbers, ...

How many books of the Tanach begin with a story made for the tabloids? The Book of Esther jumps right in with a dramatic ...