Bamidbar

There are many suggestions made by the Commentators to answer the age-old question of what sin Moshe and Aaron committed at Mei Meriva when striking the rock to get water…

Your Money or Your LifeAll of us at some time in our life and probably more often than not have to make the choice between living our life to the…

CONSTANCY IS REFRESHING“Prepare one lamb in the morning and the second lamb in the evening”[Bamidbar [Numbers] 28:4]This ritual was performed every day of the year. Even on special days, the…

Parashat Pinchas – Do as He Does In Parshat Pinchas(Bamidbar[Numbers] 28, 15) when talking about Rosh Chodesh [New month]–the Torah uses the term ובראשי חדשיכם”the beginnings of your months”. Rosh Chodesh belongs to “you” because it is…

Bilaam Mafia Boss Bonnano and Rabbi Aaron Kotlers BlessingBilaam Mafia Boss Bonnano and Rabbi Aaron Kotlers Blessing“May I die the death of the upright” (Bamidbar 23:10)Bilaam realized the truth that…

Balak-Examine your motives!Examine your motives! One the lessons we learn from this week’s portion is the importance of being true to ourselves and examining the purity of our motives before taking…

Balak-Better an honest enemy (Balak) than a false friend(Bilaam).Better an honest enemy (Balak) than a false friend(Bilaam).Of the 54 Torah portions, only five are named after individuals: Noah, Yitro, Korah, Balak, and Pinhas.…

Hukkas-“Stick and stones, may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”“Stick and stones, may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”Remember that old children’s saying that…

Korach-The Mystery of the Missing On Ben PeletThe Mystery of the Missing On Ben Pelet“Now Korah, the son of Yizhar, son of Kehat, the son of Levi, and Datan and Aviram, the sons of Eliav, and On, the…

Parshat Chukat Learning to accept authorityIn Parshat Chukat the Torah presents the laws of the Para Aduma (The red Heifer). Rashi cites, from Rabbi Moshe Hadarshon: The reason why the…