Statue of Moses by Michelangelo in Rome. (Credit: Fr Barry Braum//Unsplash.) Listen The life of prayer is not easy. It’s a tremendous blessing and encouragement, therefore, to see others pray and to ...

The third book of the Torah is commonly known in English as Leviticus. The name comes from Greek and simply means “pertaining to the Levites,” the priestly tribe responsible for ...

For God’s compassion, to absolve the vow. Moses asks G-d to rather erase his name From the annals of events in the Torah. God listens to Moses, his confidant’s plea; And manifests Divine humility.

David Brooks, in his bestselling book The Road to Character (2015), draws a sharp distinction between what he calls the résumé virtues – the achievements and skills that bring success – and the eulogy ...

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We begin the third book of the Torah, the book known as Torat Kohanim, the book of the priest-ministers of the Divine Sanctuary, guardians of the rituals connecting Israel to God. Known in English as ...