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…
Shelach Lecha Spies and Spiritual Shortage Beha’alotcha, Shelach, Korach, Chukas, Balak, Pinchas, and Mattot-Massei contain incident after incident in which the pioneers of our nation acted in a manner unbecoming…
Nasso- We need peace! May the Lord bless you and protect you.May the Lord shine his face upon you and favor you.May the Lord lift up his face toward you and…
Bamidbar-the Torah was given at Har Sinai with three elements — aish (fire), mayim (water) and midbar (desert) The Midrash Tanchuma wonders why Hashem chose the wilderness as the place…
Bamidbar Wilderness-Fire -Water “And Hashem spoke to Moshe in the Wilderness of Sinai” (Numbers -Bamidbar 1:1). Why “in the Wilderness of Sinai?” From here our Sages learn that the Giving of the Torah…
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