Moshe is told that he is to learn the CHUKAT HaTORAH, the stereotype of a Chuka. A Chukah is a commandment with not seeming rational. The laws of the red heifer are the stereotype. The ashes of this perfect red heifer who has never carried a burden and does not even have two black hairs will be mixed with living waters and ... Read more »
We read in the parsha the following account of the death of Miriam, the sister of Moshe, that Miriam”died there and was buried there” (Numbers 20:). The torah does not even offer even a minor description of the ensuing burial and mourning but immediately informs us that “there was no water for the people.” (Numbers [...] Read more »
Prayer is really about changing the one praying, not the external situation. We read in Psalms: Moshe and Aaron among His priests, and Samuel among those who call in His name, would call out to HaShem, and He would answer them (Psalm 99:6). What was the essence of the power of these individuals that ensured [...] Read more »
Parshat Korach (Numbers 16:1–18:32) — Korach, Datan and Aviram organize a rebellion challenging Moses’ leadership and questioning the granting of the kehunah (priesthood) to Aaron. He is Joinied by 250 distinguished members of the community. Read more »
When Moshe sent the twelve spies into the land to explore its strengths and weaknesses, ten came back with an evil report and Joshua and Calev declared that “the land is very very good”. It is clear that Joshua had the strength to avoid the pitfall of the other spies because he received a special [...] Read more »
Moshe listens to the people and sends spies to spy out the land. We look at the eternal implications of this sin and also explore the remedy for the this sin. Read more »
The ark of the covenant and its impact on the people of Israel is clearly so important ,as we see in the fact that the verses dealing with it are bracketed in the Torah by two upside down Hebrew letter “Nuns ( pronounced as Noons). The verses read : “When the Ark would journey, Moshe [...] Read more »
In the torah portion of Nassoh we see a return to the accounting of the artifacts of the tabernacle. We were last focused on that accounting in the torah portion of Shemini (Leviticus 10) during the dedication of the Sanctuary on the 1st of Nissan, almost one year after the Exodus. And it was that [...] Read more »
Nasso (Numbers 4:21–7:89) -- What is the difference between blessing and prayer? What can we do for G-d that would be original and unique? Is that impossible? A total of 8,580 Levite men between the ages of 30 and 50 are counted in a tally of those who will be doing the actual work of transporting the Tabernacle. Read more »
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