Sometimes we get so focused on the details of one aspect of things or another that we lose sight of the big picture. The same can be true in our Torah study. This week's reading seems to be merely a litany of names and numbers without any real application. But there is more waiting beneath the surface if we will merely read between the lines. What lesson are we to learn? Learn more in the 5 Minute Torah commentary on Parashat Bechukotai (Leviticus 26:3-27:34).

Most people believe they are decent people who are doing their best to live a life that is pleasing to the LORD. But how can we know if we are really doing this or merely deceiving ourselves? There is a solution … Learn more in the 5 Minute Torah commentary on Parashat Bechukotai (Leviticus 26:3-27:34).

Why does Parashat Behar begin by telling us that, "The LORD spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai"? Don't we know that already by now? What purpose does this serve when introducing the laws of the Sabbatical year and the Jubilee? Is it important? Very much so. How? Read more in the 5 Minute Torah commentary on Parashat Behar (Leviticus 25:1-26:2).

The Torah specifies that the priests had various restrictions and parameters that were even greater than the Children of Israel in general. What lessons can we learn from this in our own lives? Learn more in the 5 Minute Torah commentary on Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23).

If something is permissible, why would we ever want to limit it? If we have permission, why not take full advantage of it? Oddly enough, holiness can only be defined through restrictions. Does that mean we have to be self-afflicting and not be able to appreciate what Hashem has given us in this world? Or is there a balance between indulgence and asceticism? Learn more in the 5 Minute Torah commentary on Parashat Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1-20:27).

When we think about Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, we think of the yearly atonement of the Children of Israel. However, the Torah says that the blood of the goat of the Yom Kippur service served to cleanse the Tabernacle and its furnishings from the "uncleannesses of the people of Israel." If we understand the altar as a gateway to Heaven, then this begins to make sense. Learn more in the 5 Minute Torah commentary on Acharei Mot.

This is a special Passover episode of the 5 Minute Torah. Passover is approaching. Let us give you a few brief thoughts on our deliverance from both the slavery of Egypt through the hand of Moses and the slavery of sin through Messiah Yeshua. There is a stark difference between what we experience tonight and what we will experience tomorrow. Tonight: Suffering. Tomorrow: Victory.

Often Yeshua is described as the Passover lamb. Where does the concept originate and how does he correspond to the Passover lamb? And once we know this how should it affect us? Learn more in the Passover Edition of the 5 Minute Torah podcast: Mashiach, Our Pesach.

Parashat Metzora is completely foreign reading to most people. Who cares about the various colors of a skin malady or the antiquated taboos revolving around bodily functions? Why should anyone trudge through these topics and study them with any detail? What could we possibly learn from such nauseating information? Learn more in the 5 Minute Torah commentary on Parashat Metzora (Leviticus 14:1-15:33).

This week’s Torah portion discusses two topics largely skipped over by Bibles students today: the laws of purification after childbirth and biblical leprosy. Is biblical leprosy a pathological disease or a spiritual biohazard? Learn more in the 5 Minute Torah commentary on Parashat Tazria(Leviticus 12:1-13:59).