5 Minute Torah Podcast

Our parashah says that the Children of Israel "did not believe in the LORD your God" (1:32). How could they not after al... Read more

It's easy to express thankfulness in anticipation of what we are about to receive. But do we remember to express gratitu... Read more

Often Yeshua is described as the Passover lamb. Where does the concept originate and how does he correspond to the Passo... Read more

Why did God tell Abraham to circumcise himself and all the males in his house? Is this "mutilation of the flesh" accordi... Read more

When we think about Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, we think of the yearly atonement of the Children of Israel. Howeve... Read more

This is a special Passover episode of the 5 Minute Torah. Passover is approaching. Let us give you a few brief thoughts ... Read more

Most people believe they are decent people who are doing their best to live a life that is pleasing to the LORD. But how... Read more

Many times we think of our offspring as our children. But we learn from Parashat Noach that God takes more into consider... Read more

How does the story of Joseph help us better understand the central theme of Hanukkah? How are Joseph and Judah Maccabee ... Read more

Sometimes we get so focused on the details of one aspect of things or another that we lose sight of the big picture. The... Read more

Are blessings in life always good? Would it really be a blessing to win the lottery? Is it really a blessing when we hav... Read more

Joseph had a hard life for many years. He suffered at the hands of his brothers and suffered in the dungeons of Egypt. B... Read more

The argument between Moses and Aaron is the first halachic (legal) debate we have recorded in Scripture. Who was right a... Read more

The test for the wayward wife in this week's Torah portion seems pretty harsh by modern standards. However, maybe there ... Read more

When Balaam asked God if he could go with Balak's men to curse the Israelites the response was a clear "No." But when Ba... Read more

Rather than killing him, Joseph was thrown into a pit by his brothers. Rashi claims that pit was filled with snakes and ... Read more

Have you ever wondered what the “least of the commandments” is that Yeshua speaks of in Matthew 5? Are there some comman... Read more

Parashat Metzora is completely foreign reading to most people. Who cares about the various colors of a skin malady or th... Read more

How does Jacob's departure from Beersheba help us to understand our mission as disciples of Yeshua to shine our light an... Read more

Why does Parashat Behar begin by telling us that, "The LORD spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai"? Don't we know that already b... Read more