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Back to SearchParsha: Bamidbar - Common Census
The United States Constitution mandates that a nationwide census is conducted every decade. Other nations also conduct censuses. Censuses are common.…
3 years, 3 months ago
Parsha: Bamidbar - Flag-Bearers (5781)
At first glance, Parshas Bamidbar seems like a snoozefest: it's very technical, counting the people, assigning the tribes to their encampments, count…
3 years, 3 months ago
Mitzvah: Misappropriation of the Sacred (#127, 447)
Misappropriating Temple property is a very bad idea. The sacrifices, the animals, the vessels, the property, the money used for update and maintenanc…
3 years, 3 months ago
Parshas Bamidbar (Rebroadcast)
We kickstart the Book of Numbers with a census of the twelve tribes of Israel – not including the tribe of Levi who is counted independently – conduc…
3 years, 3 months ago
Parsha: Behar Bechukosai - Hostage Letter
Our Parsha contains some of the most difficult portions in the Torah, the Admonition. Our nation is told of the consequences of failing to adhere to …
3 years, 3 months ago
Ethics: Pleasure (6.6.18)
Pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain are hardwired impulses . We all want to feel good and to avoid feeling bad. Perhaps surprisingly, the Torah…
3 years, 3 months ago
Parsha: Behar & Bechukosai - Divine Nudge (5781)
Two years ago, our nation underwent an unprecedented calamity. At our people's largest annual festival, the celebration of Lag ba'Omer in Meron, a cr…
3 years, 3 months ago
TORAH 101: The Variability of Messiah
We have been awaiting and anticipating Messiah for millennia. Messianic yearning has been a hallmark of Jewish life ever since we were exiled from ou…
3 years, 3 months ago
Parshas Behar & Bechukosai (Rebroadcast)
This week's double-Parsha closes out the Book of Leviticus. Parshas Behar begins at Mount Sinai, where the Almighty instructed Moshe to convey a seri…
3 years, 4 months ago
Parsha: Emor - Snowball's Chance in Heaven
The story of the first person to ever be executed in a Jewish court of law is featured at the end of this week's Parsha. An unnamed man, the son of a…
3 years, 4 months ago