The Nazir: A Commitment to Holiness In this week’s Torah reading, Parshat Naso, we are introduced to the “Nazir.” A Nazir is someone who accepts upon him/herself to conduct him/herself […]
Weekly Torah Portion
Journey through Bamidbar with engaging Torah thoughts and reflections on the wilderness experience of the Jewish people.
He Should Have Prayed The verse in this week’s Torah reading, Parshat Masei (Bamidbar 35:25), says that one who has killed a person unintentionally must flee to a designated city, […]
The Korban Tamid – Every Single Day This week’s Torah reading commands us to bring the Korban Tamid, a set of sheep brought as daily sacrifices, one in the morning […]
Strange Donkey In this week’s Torah reading, Bilam the prophet decided to curse the Jews, despite God expressing disapproval of him doing so. On the way, God sent an angel […]
Should Bilaam Go? In this week’s Torah reading, King Balak sent messengers to summon Bilaam the prophet to curse the Jews, who were camping out in the desert nearby. When […]
Making a “Cheshbon Hanefesh” The verse in this week’s Torah reading (Bamidbar 21:27) says in reference to a conquest which took place, “The prophets said, come to [the land of] […]
There Shall Not Be Like Korach The verse in this week’s Torah reading says (17:5), “And there shall not be like Korach and his following.” This is referring to the […]
The Ma’apilim In this week’s Torah reading, the Jews sent spies to the land of Israel. The spies returned with a negative report of the land, and instead of trusting […]
Nothing Better for the Body than Silence In the end of this week’s Torah reading, Miriam, the sister of Moshe (Moses), was punished with tzara’at (a unique skin disease) for […]
Chametz on Shavuot The Chatam Sofer says (Parshat Emor, page 61) that matzah (non-leavened bread) represents our spiritual aspect, while chametz (leavened goods) represents our physical aspect. On Passover, the […]
