Marriage

Being Holy - and Staying Alive

D'Var Torah By: Rabbi Richard N. Levy

Acharei Mot, the first of this week's two parashiyot, begins on an unsettling note—a reminder of the death of Aaron's sons and the suggestion that such tragedies might occur again unless the priests take specified steps to prevent them

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife: A Study of Moral Ambivalence

D'Var Torah By: Peter J. Rubinstein

The portion Vayeishev contains astounding examples of bad behavior: Joseph maligns and humiliates his brothers; they, in turn, respond by selling Joseph to the Ishmaelites; Judah and Tamar become involved in a charade of dismal consequences; and, of course, Joseph, once in Egypt, is besought by Potiphar's wife to "lie

Our Words and Our Deeds

D'Var Torah By: Erik L. F. Contzius

Joseph is allotted more text than any other person in the Bible, except for Moses.