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Chukat: Holy Cow!
This week’s parsha contains the quintessential chok (lit. statute) of the Torah, a commandment that is completely beyond the realm of human understanding…
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Korach: Feeling Out of this World!
If we think about the way that Hashem set up reality; the world and its natural laws, we see that there is really no room for jealousy at all.
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Shelach Lecha: Desiring What Is Forbidden
“Kids, we’re going to visit Grandma and Grandpa, let’s get ready!” You shout up the stairs. “I’m not coming!” Your ten-year-old fights back.
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Beha’alotcha: It’s the Wonderful Manna
Amidst our journey through the desert, guided by the Heavenly pillar of cloud by day and pillar of fire by night, the nation is sustained by manna falling from the sky.
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Naso: The Centrality of Peace in Judaism
This week’s parsha contains the fascinating laws of the Isha Sotah, literally translated as the ‘wayward woman.’
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Bamidbar: Inside and Out
Rav Chaim Vital writes that the way in which a husband treats his wife is a reflection of all of his middot (character traits).
