Torah Commentary 5770

Rabbi Daniel Nevins, the Pearl Resnick Dean of The Rabbinical School of The Jewish Theological Seminary, discusses the plight of Moses and Aaron before they lead their people out of Egypt and the importance of treating everyone with respect in his comment

Rabbi Marc Wolf, vice chancellor and chief development officer of The Jewish Theological Seminary, discusses the need to be in the present and its relation to social media, and how Moses relates to God, in his commentary on Parashat Sh'mot.

Rabbi Andy Shugerman, Rabbinic Fellow, JTS, discusses the poetry of Parashat Va-y'hi.

Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, the Rabbi Judah Nadich Associate Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics at The Jewish Theological Seminary, discusses various themes in Parashat Va-yiggash.

Chancellor Arnold Eisen of The Jewish Theological Seminary, compares archetypal biblical narrative and contemporary Jewish issues in his fascinating commentary on Parashat Va-yeishev.

Dr. David Marcus, professor of Bible at JTS, discusses chapter divisions and messages of interpretation in his commentary on Parashat Va-yishlah.

Dr. Walter Herzberg, assistant professor of Bible and Professional and Pastoral Skills, JTS, discusses a reoccuring phrase in this week's parashah and how a unique three-step intrepretation can best be applied to helping understand this passage.

Rabbi Abigail Treu discusses the issues of truth and lying in her commentary on Parashat

Rabbi Marc Wolf, vice chancellor and chief development officer, JTS, discusses prayer and atheism versus faith in his thought-provoking commentary on Parashat Hayyei Sarah.

Dr. Carol Ingall, the Dr. Bernard Heller Professor of Jewish Education at The Jewish Theological Seminary, discusses the theme of avatars in Parashat Va-yera in this fascinating commentary.