Parshat Balak תשע"ח This week’s portion, Balak, introduces us to בלעם - Bilam, history’s only legitimate non-Jewish prophet. Although many others claim to have had a prophecy, hence, so many religions in the world, they are all impostors. How so?…
Parshat Chukat תשע"ח In this week’s portion, Chukat, the Torah relates the incident for which Moshe and Aharon were punished and not permitted to enter the promised land, Israel. It all started when the water supply for the Jewish…
Parshat Korach תשע"ח This week’s portion details the events of Korach’s rebellion, along with his 253 compatriots, against Moshe and Aharon (Numbers 16:1,2): ספר במדבר פרק טז א) וַיִּקַּח קֹרַח בֶּן יִצְהָר בֶּן קְהָת בֶּן לֵוִי וְדָתָן וַאֲבִירָם בְּנֵי…
Parshat Shlach תשע"ח The Jewish people had been camped at Mount Sinai since the 1st of Sivan. Almost a full year later, on the 20th of Iyar, ten days short of the anniversary of their arrival at Mount Sinai, the…
Behar – Bechukotai Once again, this Shabbat, we will read two portions, Behar and Bechukotai. The first verse in Behar begins in a peculiar way. It says (Leviticus 25:1): ספר ויקרא פרק כה א) וַיְדַבֵּר יְדֹוָד אֶל משֶׁה בְּהַר סִינַי…
Parshat Be'halotcha We find something quite peculiar in the Sefer Torah in this week’s portion. Two verses are enclosed by the Hebrew letter נ nun, turned backwards. This is what it looks like (Numbers 10:35, 36): 35) When the Ark…