בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT BALAK 5785 A Message for the Nations 10 Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, or numbered the stock of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let mine end be like his! י מִי מָנָה עֲפַר יַעֲקֹב, וּמִסְפָּר אֶת-רֹבַע יִשְׂרָאֵל; תָּמֹת נַפְשִׁי… Read More »THE DEATH OF THE RIGHTEOUS
בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT CHUKAT 5785 On Sin, Forgiveness, and the Power of Humility In Numbers 21:5-7, we encounter a dramatic moment in the journey of the people of Israel through the wilderness. The people complain bitterly against G-d and Moses, prompting a swift and painful consequence: fiery serpents… Read More »MOSES’ HUMILITY AND THE CALL FOR DIVINE EMULATION
בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT KORACH 5785 Introduction: Rebellion in the Wilderness In Bemidbar (Numbers) 16, we read about one of the most severe rebellions during Israel’s desert journey. 14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields… Read More »WHO WERE DATHAN AND ABIRAM – AND WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THEM?
בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT SHELACH 5785 In Numbers 13:33, we read the devastating report of the spies who scouted the Land of Canaan: 33 And there we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim; and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so… Read More »WHAT THE SPIES GOT WRONG: NEPHILIM, FALLEN ANGELS, AND THE POWER OF HUMAN PURPOSE
בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT BEHAALOTECHA 5785 When Leaders Ask Honest Questions Parshat Behaalotecha begins with light—the menorah is lit in the Tabernacle. But quickly, the tone shifts. The Israelites complain. Moses is overwhelmed. A craving for meat turns into a spiritual and emotional crisis. Amid this chaos, we hear… Read More »DID MOSES DOUBT G-D?
בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT NASO 5785 Biblical Foundation: Numbers 5:6–7 Numbers 5: 6-7 6 Speak unto the children of Israel: When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to commit a trespass against the L-RD, and that soul be guilty; ו דַּבֵּר, אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, אִישׁ אוֹ-אִשָּׁה כִּי… Read More »THE SEVERITY OF THEFT ACCORING TO THE NOAHIDE LAWS AND JEWISH LAW
בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT BAMIDBAR 5785 What Bnei Noach Can Learn Introduction The Torah teaches us not only about the Jewish people but also about the universal role that Israel and the nations of the world play in G-d’s plan. For Bnei Noach—the non-Jewish nations who observe the Seven… Read More »THE ROLE OF ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS IN THE FUTURE WOLRD
בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT BECHUKOTAI 5785 The True Reward of Mitzvot: Beyond Material Blessings to Spiritual Growth Leviticus 26:3-4 3 If ye walk in My statutes, and keep My commandments, and do them; ג אִם-בְּחֻקֹּתַי, תֵּלֵכוּ; וְאֶת-מִצְוֺתַי תִּשְׁמְרוּ, וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם. 4 then I will give your rains in their… Read More »THE TRUE REWARD OF MITZVOT
בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT BEHAR 5785 A Message for Noahides from Leviticus 26:1 Leviticus 26 opens with a familiar-sounding warning: 1 Ye shall make you no idols, neither shall ye rear you up a graven image, or a pillar, neither shall ye place any figured stone in your land, to… Read More »WHY ANOTHER PROHIBITION AGAINST IDOLATRY?
בס”ד A THOUGHT ABOUT PARSHAT EMOR 5785 In last week’s Torah portion, Acharei Mot, we find a remarkable statement in the Talmud (Bava Kamma 38a): A non-Jew who dedicates himself to the study of Torah—that is, who learns and observes the Seven Noahide Laws and their details—is considered like a… Read More »A HIGH PRIEST IN PRACTICE – WHAT NOAHIDES CAN LEARN FROM PARSHAT EMOR
