In this week’s Torah reading, Parshas Eikev (8:10), we have the Mitzvah (commandment) of Birchas Hamazon – saying grace after a meal (of bread). The Sefer Hachinuch (Mitzvah 430) says […]
Weekly Torah Portion
Insight and themes on the weekly Torah portion read aloud in synagogue.
In this week’s Torah readings, Parshas Matot and Masei, the Torah says (35:33), “And you shall not exercise flattery in the land.” The flattery referred to here is flattery in […]
Recognition or Ridicule? In the beginning of this week’s Torah reading, Parshat Pinchas, Pinchas is recognized for his bravery in taking a stand for the Name of God and putting […]
In this week’s Torah reading, Parshas Chukas, the Jews near the the Promised Land. In preparation, they ask the king of Edom to allow them to pass through their land […]
In this week’s Torah reading, Parshas Korach, Korach confronts Moses, claiming that he too deserves no less an honorable status than Aaron, who was appointed as Kohen Gadol (high priest). […]
After the Jews left Egypt and received the Torah, God guided them through the desert to the Land of Israel which he had promised to grant them. In the beginning […]
In the beginning of this week’s Torah reading, Parshas Beha’alosecha, God commands Moses to instruct his brother Aaron in how to light the Menorah (a special candelabra which stood in […]
Everyone who reads this week’s Torah reading, Parshas Naso, cannot help but notice the repetition in the description of the sacrifices the Nesi’im brought. In honor of the inauguration of […]
This week’s Torah portion is Parshas Bamidbar, which is also the name of the fourth book of the Torah. The word bamidbar literally means “in the desert.” The desert is […]
This week’s Torah reading, Parshas Behar, warns us of the terrible curses that will befall the Jewish Nation as a whole if we God forbid forsake the Torah and become […]
