The City of Loyalty
This week’s haftorah consists of Yeshayahu’s haunting prophecy regarding the corruption and future punishment of the Jewish people. While most…
Read MoreThis week’s haftorah consists of Yeshayahu’s haunting prophecy regarding the corruption and future punishment of the Jewish people. While most…
Read MoreOur parsha opens with a discussion of oaths and vows. To be a bonified vow, the person taking the vow…
Read MoreBringing the sacrifices in the Mishkan and the Beit HaMikdash is referred to as an “avodah” or service of God.…
Read MoreIn this week’s parsha we read about the attack of the King of Arad against the Jews when they are…
Read MoreKorach did not believe in the divinely ordained structure of Jewish leadership. In a cynical and populist fashion he claimed:…
Read MoreThe Mishna in Pirkei Avot teaches us about the definition of strength and heroism: Who is strong? One who overpowers…
Read MoreThis week’s parsha describes Moshe as being “the humblest of all people on the face of the earth.” This statement…
Read MoreThe story of the Jewish people takes them from Egypt to Sinai and ultimately to Yerushalayim. The Maharal describes that…
Read MoreOur parsha contains a surprising focus on flags. Instead of simply describing where each tribe camped in relation to the…
Read MoreOur parsha discusses the laws of business: “And when you make a sale to your fellow Jew or make a…
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