Rabbi Nachum Dovid Alpert

Rabbi Nachum Dovid Alpert writes Torah essays on Arutz Sheva

Parshat Terumah:

Parshat Terumah: The Mystical Representations of the Aron

Rabbi Saadyah Gaon wrote: "The Jewish nation is a nation only by virtue of the Torah."

Parshat Mishpatim:

Parshat Mishpatim: What the sin of the golden calf forces us to appreciate

Rabbeinu Bachye explicitly writes that had the Jews not sinned with the golden calf, we would have reached humanity’s perfection.

Parshat Yitro:

Parshat Yitro: Maintaining our Identity even in Exile

Moshe understood that there would have been no significance to his being saved from the sword of Pharaoh if he would land up assimilating and losing his connection to the burgeoning religion of his ancestors.

Parshat B'shalach:

Parshat B'shalach: Understanding the open war with our ancient arch-enemy

In this week's Parshah, the open war with the ancient arch-enemy of the Jewish People, Amaleik, begins