In this week's Torah portion we learn many of the civil laws of the Torah.

This past Wednesday was Tu B'Shevat, the New Year for trees.  There are various customs for the celebration of the New Year of Trees, the most common of them is eating fruit on this day.

In this week's Torah portion, we read about the Exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt.

In this week's Torah portion, we read about Hashem's response to Moses' complaint. 

In this week's Torah portion we learn how the Jews flourished in Egypt.

This Shabbos comes directly after the Chassidic Holiday called Yud Tes Kislev which was on Thursday.  Yud Tes Kislev is called the new year of Chassidism.

In this week's Torah portion we read about the death of Rachel, the wife of Jacob.

In this week's Torah portion, we read how Jacob is running away from his brother Esau who wants to kill him for stealing the firstborn blessings from Isaac.

In this week's Torah portion, we read about the birth and life of Jacob and Esau. 

In this week's Torah portion we read how Abraham sends his servant Eliezer to the country of Aram Naharayim to find a suitable bride for his son Yitzchok.

In this week's Torah portion, we read how G-d comes to pay Avraham a wellness visit after his circumcision at the age of 99.

Many people wonder if indeed the Jewish people are the chosen people, why is it that the Jewish people have gone through so much suffering.

Why do we blow the Shofar on Rosh HaShanah?

This week's Torah portion gives us an answer.  The opening verse of the portion states "If you will go out to war against your enemies and Hashem will deliver them into your hand so that you will take captives."

In this week's Torah portion, we learn about the rebellion which Korach led against Moses.

In this week's Torah portion, we read about the spies that Moses sent to spy on the land of Israel.

This upcoming Wednesday and Thursday is the holiday of Shavuot, which is the anniversary of the giving of Torah at Mount Sinai.

In this week's Torah portion we read a section that begins by telling us the rewards for studying Torah and observing the commandments.

The opening verse of this week's Torah portion is "Hashem spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron's two sons .. speak to Aharon your brother - he shall not come at all times into the sanctuary."

In this week's Torah portion we learn about the Tzoraas affliction which was a form of leprosy that a person contacted as a punishment for speaking ill about other people.

One of the centerpieces of the Seder plate is the Charoses which is meant to remind us of the mortar with which our ancestors bonded bricks when they were enslaved in Egypt. On the other hand there is also a celebratory element of the Charoses. How should we understand these to different messages?

This week's Torah portion begins with the verse, "G-d called to Moses speaking to him from the communion tent."

In this week's Torah portion, we continue to learn about the Temple the Jewish people built in the desert.

In this week's Torah portion, we read about Moses receiving the Luchot (Tablets) on which G-d inscribed the 10 commandments.

Which type of person is better? The person who looks at everything through the prisms of the mind or the person who looks at things more simply and sometimes more clearly?