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Back to SearchParshas Pinchas (Rebroadcast)
Pinchas was a man of action, a zealot who avenged God’s vengeance and was handsomely rewarded for it. In this parsha we read about his reward, Moses’…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Parsha: Chukas & Balak - The Flintystones
This week's double Parsha is chock-full of fascinating narratives, story lines, and mitzvos. We begin with the great mystery of the red heifer. We th…
3 weeks ago
Parsha: Balak - Donkey Gait Keeper (5784)
In every generation there are malevolent forces seeking to destroy the Jewish people. They have never been successful, nor will they ever be. The Alm…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Parsha: Chukas - Mourning Clouds (5784)
Two giants passed away in this week's Parsha: Moshe two elder siblings, his sister Miriam and his brother Aaron - two of the great leaders and benefa…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
The System of Prayer
It takes years to develop a taste for prayer. Prayer is described in our sources as "service of the heart." Service of any sort is difficult for us, …
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Parshas Chukas & Balak (Rebroadcast)
In Parshas Chukas, we read about a highly unusual mitzvah: The Red Heifer, when an entirely red cow is burned together with a motley concoction of in…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Parsha: Korach - Debate and Switch
Cousins don't always agree on everything. Korach and Moshe had a disagreement, a debate. Moshe was instructed by God that the nation is limited to on…
4 weeks ago
Parsha: Korach - The Jewish Kryptonite (5784)
We all have weaknesses. Nations, as well, have witnesses. When the Almighty sought to give the Torah to the Jewish people at Sinai, He first offered …
1 month ago
Two Anonymous Wives
There are two wives – two women whose names we don't even know – who caused seismic, tectonic shifts in the fates and the fortunes of their husbands,…
1 month ago
Parshas Korach (Rebroadcast)
In this week’s parsha, Moshe and Aaron’s first cousin, a man named Korach, launches a rebellion claiming that Moshe is guilty of nepotism in appointi…
1 month ago