The Most Powerful Force The Mesilat Yesharim (chapter 11) tells us that the most powerful force which drives a human is the desire for honor and respect. If not for […]
Weekly Torah Portion
Journey through Bamidbar with engaging Torah thoughts and reflections on the wilderness experience of the Jewish people.
In this week’s Torah reading, Parshas Shelach, Moshe (Moses) sent 12 spies to scout out the Land of Canaan (which would become the Land of Israel after the Jews conquered […]
Towards the end of this week’s Torah reading, Parshas Beha’alotcha, a story transpired in which Miriam slandered her brother Moses in conversation with her brother Aaron, and accused Moses of […]
Ever wonder where the power to bless comes from? Oorah’s Thursday Thought series continues with a thought-provoking look at the Torah portion of this week, Parshas Naso, featuring TorahMates coordinator […]
This week’s Torah reading discusses the laws of Sotah. If a man suspects his wife of being disloyal to him, he may give her a warning to refrain from secluding […]
This week’s Torah reading, Parshat Bamidbar, records a calculation of the number of men from each of the tribes of the Jews in the desert. The Ramban (3:14) points out […]
Parshat Chukat reports the demise of Aaron and tells us that the whole Jewish Nation cried, mourning his passing. Rashi notes that the verse says (20:29) that the “entire nation” […]
In Parshas Korach, Korach and his followers confronted Moses and accused him of appointing Aaron, his brother, as the High Priest without God instructing him to do so. The Talmud […]
Parshas Beha’alosecha discusses the Jews’ travels in the desert on their way to the Land of Israel. The verse says (9:18), “By the mouth of God they travel and by […]
Parshas Naso describes the laws of a Nazir, someone who takes upon himself a special status in which he abstains from wine, he doesn’t cut his hair and he refrains […]
