Jewish Publication Society, 965 pages, $75. Reviewing Joshua Jacobson’s encyclopedic new “Chanting the Hebrew Bible” is akin to summarizing the Torah while standing on one foot. Cantillation — which ...

There’s a Chasidic saying: “Nothing is more whole than a broken heart.” This verse seems to hint at a step-by-step process to achieve that state of a perfect offering to HaShem. First, “it shall be ...

Have you ever noticed that at the center of the Torah is a cookbook? Until we get to the Book of Leviticus, we read the epic story of the Jewish people. From creation to liberation to covenant, we ...

A more general understanding of the sacrificial service may flow when considering an important aspect of covenant, the contractual partnership between God and His people. The two major covenants in ...

Here is a riddle for you: Where do we find a Gematria in which the numerical equivalent of the title of a Parsha, equals the number of verses within that portion? The answer is that this week’s ...

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The author saw the Milky Way with ease the night before chanting the Haftarah associated with the new moon and Shabbat. Every Saturday morning, a certain portion of the Torah is read so that the ...

Custom Tikkuns for unique Torah scrolls remove barriers to leyning (reading/chanting) Torah Virtual Tikkun blends traditional Torah practice with modern technology providing a custom, online tikkun ...