Balak: To Hear With Your Eyes
Parshah: Balak Numbers 22:2–25:9 Listen to the melody of destiny. The road forward for the Jewish people is meant to be long, circuitous...
Miriam and the Red Heifer
Life Lessons from the Torah Portion Parshah: Chukat Numbers 19:1–22:1 We read in the Torah portion of Chukat the following "Speak unto...
Wells and Serpents
HIdden or revealed, G-d is with us. Parshah: Chukat Numbers 19:1–22:1 The Torah portion Chukat begins with a description with the words...
Chukat: The Poison Known as Anger
Parshah: Chukat Numbers 19:1–22:1 Anger is a cruel and merciless dictator. It conquers the soul and warps it. We have witnessed how...
Chukat: Why a Serpent?
Parshah: Chukat Numbers 19:1–22:1 The people of israel in the wilderness undergo great spiritual changes as a result of incomprehensible...
DISCERNMENT
iLife Lessons from the Torah Portion Parshah: Korach; Numbers 16:1–18:32 Korach confronts Moshe together with two hundred and fifty men...
Korach and the Magen David
It is not happenstance that the rebellion of Korach and his cohorts immediately follows the sin of the spies. They are simply two sides...
Teshuva Guidelines in the Story of Korach
Teshuva, repentance, is not about denying one’s passion and zeal it is about directing it heavenward. The Mishna teaches that a dispute...
Korach: Inclusion and Selection
“Korach was a clever fellow — what did he see to get involved in this folly? His mind’s eye fooled him. He saw by prophetic vision that a...
Breaking Forth
Life Lessons from the Torah Portion Parshah: Shelach Numbers 13:1–15:41 The rote and sameness of life can become a trap. We become so...