בס”ד 23 And I besought the L-rd at that time, saying: 24 ‘O L-rd G-d, Thou hast begun to show Thy servant Thy greatness, and Thy strong hand; for what god is there in heaven or on earth, that can do according to Thy works, and according to Thy mighty… Read More »PARSHAT VA’ETCHANAN – NEVER GIVE UP
בס”ד 1 These are the words which Moses spoke unto all Israel beyond the Jordan; in the wilderness, in the Arabah, over against Suph, between Paran and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-zahab. (Devarim 1:1) Most of the content of this week’s Torah portion is comprised of Moshe’s recount… Read More »PARSHAT DEVARIM – WORDS
בס”ד 25 and the congregation shall deliver the manslaughterer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, whither he had fled; and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the… Read More »PARSHAT MATOT-MAASEI: EXILE AND REDEMPTIONS
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
7 And the L-RD spoke unto Moses, saying: 8 ‘Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so thou… Read More »Parshat Chukat- Balak – Life From The Inanimate
בס”ד 1 Now Korach, the son of Yitzhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men; 2 and they rose up in face of Moses, with certain of the children of… Read More »Parshat Korach – Fringe Elements
בס”ד Rabbi Ishmael would say: Be yielding to a leader, affable to the black-haired, and receive every man with joy. (Avot 3:12) This mishna has two seemingly contradictory themes in it: on the one hand, a sense of hierarchy and authority, and on the other hand, a notion of… Read More »Parshat Shelach – New Every Day
בס”ד ‘Speak to Aaron, and say to him: When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick.’ (Bamidbar 8:2) There are differing opinions on whether the lights of the menorah must face the center of the menorah, which essentially means that the wicks… Read More »Parshat Beha’alotcha – Light
בס”ד He would also say: Make that His will should be your will, so that He should make your will to be as His will. Nullify your will before His will, so that He should nullify the will of others before your will. (Avot 2:4) There is a film which… Read More »Parshat Naso – The Triumph of His Will
בס”ד Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every male, by their polls (Numbers 1:2) The Zohar HaKadosh (Parshas Bamidbar) relates that when G-d created man, He created a being that would… Read More »Parshat Bamidbar – Unity Within Diversity
