After the Mabul (flood), Noach left the ark and brought several sacrifices to give thanks to Hashem for saving him, his family, and in fact, the entire world. The Torah […]
Parsha
Parshas Noach relates the awful destruction the world suffered when the entire world was flooded as a consequence for the immoral behavior practiced by earth’s inhabitants. Almost no one was […]
Parshas Bereishis describes the creation of mankind, along with the creation of the rest of the world. However, a unique description is given to the creation of man which is […]
Imagine a doctor walking in the street and he sees a man missing an arm. The doctor approaches the fellow and asks him, “I see you are missing an arm. […]
Every seven years, during the Holy Temple era, the king would get up on a platform and read a number of sections from the Torah which contain various commandments and […]
In this week’s Torah reading, Abraham was visited by three angels disguised as humans. Assuming them to be ordinary guests, Abraham ran to prepare a lavish meal for them. In […]
This week’s Torah reading of Parshas Va’eschanan contains the passage of “Shema,” in which the Torah commands us, “And you shall love your God with your entire heart and your […]
Parshas Chukas reports the demise of Aaron and tells us that the whole Jewish Nation cried, mourning his passing. Rashi notes that the verse says (20:29) that the “entire nation” […]
In Parshas Korach, Korach and his followers confronted Moses and accused him of appointing Aaron, his brother, as the High Priest without God instructing him to do so. The Talmud […]
Parshas Beha’alosecha discusses the Jews’ travels in the desert on their way to the Land of Israel. The verse says (9:18), “By the mouth of God they travel and by […]
