Tikkun Olam 2.0: How Can We Reclaim the Sacred Dimensions of Social Justice?

The double Torah portion of Acharei Mot–Kedoshim offers one of the most profound—and countercultural—statements of moral purpose in Jewish tradition. Kedoshim tihyu, "You shall be holy," is not presented as a private aspiration but as a collective call to infuse daily life with sanctity. What follows are not primarily abstract mystical precepts or ritual instructions but rigorous interpersonal commandments: care for the poor, honesty in business, respect for elders, and just courts.

Turn It Again: Torah Wisdom for Today – Tazria-Metzora

In Pirkei Avot, a book of maxims in the Mishnah, an ancient rabbi, Ben Bag-Bag said about Torah study, “Hafokh bah, va’Hafokh vah, d’khola bah.” Turn it over and over, for everything is in it. For two thousand years, that’s what Jews have done. Here is another turning.

Turn It Again: Torah Wisdom for Today – Shemini

In Pirkei Avot, a book of maxims in the Mishnah, an ancient rabbi, Ben Bag-Bag said about Torah study, “Hafokh bah, va’Hafokh vah, d’khola bah.” Turn it over and over, for everything is in it. For two thousand years, that’s what Jews have done. Here is another turning.

Passover Edition 2025

Although the central themes of Passover are freedom, redemption, and the covenant between God and the Jewish people, other ideas always filter in. The intense level of preparation for the holiday invites us to reflect on what needs to be saved—and what can be let go.

Turn It Again: Torah Wisdom for Today – Tzav

In Pirkei Avot, a book of maxims in the Mishnah, an ancient rabbi, Ben Bag-Bag said about Torah study, “Hafokh bah, va’Hafokh vah, d’khola bah.” Turn it over and over, for everything is in it. For two thousand years, that’s what Jews have done. Here is another turning.

Turn It Again: Torah Wisdom for Today – Vayikra

In Pirkei Avot, a book of maxims in the Mishnah, an ancient rabbi, Ben Bag-Bag said about Torah study, “Hafokh bah, va’Hafokh vah, d’khola bah.” Turn it over and over, for everything is in it. For two thousand years, that’s what Jews have done. Here is another turning.