בס”ד It is not clear when or how the nice – always appropriate and never required – the custom of beginning a letter with B” H or BS” D – or to be more precise their Hebrew equivalents ב״ה or בס״ד, started. There are those who point to Rabbi Yehuda… Read More »WHAT IS THE MEANING OF BS”D – בס”ד?
18 Tammuz 5783 – 7 July 2023 “A constant daily burnt-offering as was offered on Mt. Sinai, for a pleasing aroma, a fire-offering to Hashem” This verse describes what is known as the Korban Tamid – the perpetual offering. This sacrifice was brought every single day of the year; once… Read More »Numbers 28:6 – No Auto Pilot but als Day One
בס”ד 16 And the L-RD spoke unto Moses, saying: 17 ‘Harass the Midianites, and smite them; 18 for they harass you, by their wiles wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, who… Read More »Parshat Pinchas – Holy Hatred
Pinchas (Numbers 25:10-30:1 ) This week’s Torah portion recounts the tragic events in the end of the last week’s portion, including the terrible sin of Baal Peor that culminated in the despicable act of immorality between Zimri, the Prince of the Tribe of Shimon and Kozbi, the Midianite Princess. On the surface,… Read More »Parshat Pinchas – The Connection between Kozbi, Jezebel, and the Righteous Wife of Rabbi Akiva
Matot (Numbers 30:2-32:42 ) Badmibar, 32:8: “They killed the Kings of Midian along with their slain ones; Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur and Reba, the five Kings of Midian; and Bilaam, son of Beor, they killed with the sword.”Yalkut Shimoni, Bamidbar, 685: “Rav Shmuel Bar Nachman says in the name of Rebbe Yochanan, When Pinchas went… Read More »Parshat Matot – The Death of Bilaam
15 Tammuz 5783 – 4 July 2023 WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO STUDY THE TORAH IN ITS ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: There seems to be a contradiction between Numbers 22:12 where G-d tells Balaam not to go with the emissaries of Balak and verse 20 where G-d says to get up and go… Read More »Numbers 22:12 – Study Torah in Hebrew
בס”ד I believe with complete faith that the prophecy of our teacher, Moses, may he rest in peace, was true, and that he was the father of all prophets, —of those who preceded him, and of those who followed him. אֲנִי מַאֲמִין בֶּאֱמוּנָה שְׁלֵמָה שֶׁנְּ֒בוּאַת משֶׁה רַבֵּֽנוּ עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם… Read More »THE 13 PRINCIPLES OF FAITH #7: MOSES WAS THE GREATEST PROPHET
