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In Temple times, every military-age male Jew was required to contribute a half shekel coin to the Temple coffers each year. These donations would fun…
4 years, 2 months ago
Parsha: Parshas Devarim (Rebroadcast)
5 weeks before his passing, Moses gives a three-parsha-long speech to the nation, which constitutes his last will and testament. He begins with a ret…
4 years, 2 months ago
Parsha: Mattos & Masei – Contrarian Guide
This week we conclude the Book of Numbers with a double-Parsha, the sole double-Parsha of this calendar year. Of the myriad of interesting subjects f…
4 years, 2 months ago
Ethics: 48 Ways to Wisdom – #7: Humility (6:6:7)
Humility is one of the attributes most associated with acquisition of wisdom. Moses was the humblest of men. Sinai was an unassuming, lowly mountain.…
4 years, 2 months ago
Mitzvah: Incense (#103-4,110)
The most satisfying aroma ever experienced in the history of humanity was the product of the incense offered in the Temple twice every day. A concoct…
4 years, 2 months ago
Parsha: Parshas Mattos & Masei (Rebroadcast)
This year, the Book of Numbers ends with a double parsha – Mattos and Masei. We learn about the laws of vows and oaths; the miraculous war with Midia…
4 years, 2 months ago
Parsha: Pinchas – Staying Hungry
Although a paternal grandson of Aaron the Kohein, Pinchas was not initially – prior to his heroic act of martyrdom – a Kohein. The law stated that on…
4 years, 2 months ago
Parsha: Parshas 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’…
4 years, 2 months ago
Parsha: Balak – A Single Point
Our nation has no shortage of enemies. This is not new. Even in antiquity, our nation was always a target. Laban, Jacob’s father-in-law, try to smoth…
4 years, 2 months ago
Ethics: 48 Ways to Wisdom – #6: Fear (6:6:6)
Fear of Heaven is – together with Love of God – one of the two pillars of our spiritual life. Fear of God is one of the central themes of our spiritu…
4 years, 2 months ago