What exactly are “the three weeks”? Hear from Rabbi Eli Bohm of TheZone about this time, its history, and its laws.Learn about the three weeks and how we commemorate the […]
An Oorah Holiday Guide The three weeks that begin on Shiva Asar B’Tammuz (17th of Tammuz) and end on Tisha B’Av (the 9th of Av) are a period of mourning […]
Recognition or Ridicule? In the beginning of this week’s Torah reading, Parshat Pinchas, Pinchas is recognized for his bravery in taking a stand for the Name of God and putting […]
A Gift of Peace At the end of last week’s Torah reading, Pinchas stood up courageously for the name of God, and attacked one of the prominent figures of the […]
Enjoy a thought on the Torah portion of this week, Parshat Pinchas, featuring TorahMates coordinator Rabbi Mordechai Horovitz.
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz Does the “evil eye” exist? If it does, what is it, and what can we do to protect ourselves from it? There are […]
The Pennies will Grow into Dollars There’s an old expression: “Mind the pennies, and the dollars will watch themselves.” What it means is that if you are careful with the […]
Strange Donkey In this week’s Torah reading, Bilam the prophet decided to curse the Jews, despite God expressing disapproval of him doing so. On the way, God sent an angel […]
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Should Bilaam Go? In this week’s Torah reading, King Balak sent messengers to summon Bilaam the prophet to curse the Jews, who were camping out in the desert nearby. When […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz During the year following the passing of a parent or teacher, when mentioning their name, the child or student should say “hareini kaparat […]
Making a “Cheshbon Hanefesh” The verse in this week’s Torah reading (Bamidbar 21:27) says in reference to a conquest which took place, “The prophets said, come to [the land of] […]
There Shall Not Be Like Korach The verse in this week’s Torah reading says (17:5), “And there shall not be like Korach and his following.” This is referring to the […]
For Good… Quite often, when someone grows up to be a superstar, people will say, “The signs were there.” Even when he was little, he would… It doesn’t matter what […]
The Ma’apilim In this week’s Torah reading, the Jews sent spies to the land of Israel. The spies returned with a negative report of the land, and instead of trusting […]