This week’s Torah portion of Behar (Lev. 25:1-26:2) focuses almost entirely on the importance of the Sabbath.

Often called “the holiness code”, this week’s Torah reading is, in some ways, the very essence of Judaism.

I once heard an eager student ask Rabbi Ronnie Serr how he should go about becoming more observant.

Idolatry. Sexual immorality. Murder. The description of the events of the Golden Calf in this week’s portion sound like the outline for...