Parshas Chukas

In this week’s portion’s final two chapters, the Jewish nation is attacked by theworld’s two most powerful leaders, Sichon, King of the Emori, and Og, king of Bashan,whom the Jews handily defeated. When the Jewish people merely asked Sichonpermission to traverse his land as a short-cut into Israel, Sichon gathered his troops andcame out to

Parshas Korach

In this week’s portion we learn about Moshe’s cousin, Korach, who challengedMoshe’s authority claiming that, out of nepotism, Moshe chose his brother Aharon to bethe high priest. Korach alleged that Aharon’s position should have gone to him.Korach was a 130-year-old holy man who spent his life faithfully serving Hashem.Indeed, he had רוח הקודש (“Divine Spirit”),

Parshas shelach

Traveling to the Amazonian jungle in the mid-1800 was dangerous and harrowing. Bringing your entiremishpacha with you would either be described as blindly optimistic or just plain foolish. But when HenryWickham decamped from England to build a plantation in the jungle, he brought his wife, mother,brother, brother’s fiancée, brother fiancée’s mother, sister, sister’s fiancée and

Parshat Shelach תשפ”ה

Parshas Shelah– This week’s portion relates the story of the 12 spieswho Moshe sent into Israel to see the Land and report to the Jewishpeople. Ten of them, unfortunately, misinterpreted every sign thatHashem had provided to show them that He would be there for them todefend them against the powerful people whom they were observing,so

Bigger Is Not Always Better!

Bigger is not always better. Robert Wadlow, the tallest man ever on record, would surely tell you that. He was born on Feb. 22nd, 1918 to Addie and Harold Wadlow of Alton, Illinois at a normal weight of eight pounds, six ounces. It was shortly thereafter that normal ground to a halt, and gigantum took

Shavuos: The Ultimate Encounter

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