Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz When Moshe (Moses) saw Aharon (Aaron) pass away with mitat neshikah, the “kiss of death,” he desired the same death. What is this […]
Weekly Torah Portion
Journey through Bamidbar with engaging Torah thoughts and reflections on the wilderness experience of the Jewish people.
Why Yehoshua Was Chosen to Lead In this week’s Torah reading (Bamidbar 27:15–23), Moshe (Moses) appoints Yehoshua (Joshua) as his successor to lead the nation after his death. Rashi tells […]
An Unusual Request for an Inheritance The feeling of missing out on an incredible opportunity is something that can be quite painful. That was the situation the five daughters of […]
The Message Behind the Plague of Snakes An intriguing episode in our parashah raises many questions. The Jews expressed their deep dissatisfaction with the mann (manna), resulting in a deadly […]
The Danger of Machloket In this week’s Torah reading, we are exposed to the awful consequences of machloket—unwarranted fighting. Korach gathered a following and challenged Moshe (Moses) over the appointment […]
A Plague and an Unusual Cure After Korach and his followers were swallowed alive by the earth, a fierce protest erupted against Moshe (Moses) and Aharon (Aaron). “You have killed […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz When my father passed away, he was buried in Jerusalem. I traveled there to be part of the funeral, but when it came time […]
What Is the Meaning of Tzitzit? Tzitzit is a mitzvah (Torah commandment) like no other. Not only is it considered equal to all 613 mitzvot, but each second we wear […]
This week’s Torah reading contains the mitzvah (commandment) of not straying after our eyes (Bamidbar 15:39). The Biur Halachah (1:1) states that this prohibition includes the general pursuit of materialistic […]
Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz When we study Torah and Talmud, we spend so much time analyzing opinions that are not accepted in practice. Why are Talmud debates […]
