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Parashat Pinchas

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Aharon Seleh In this week’s parsha, Pinchos is credited with saving Israel from annihilation. There had been a terrible plague due to the sins of harlotry in Israel. Pinchos killed Zimri and the harlot, thereby ending the plague The Zichron Meir points out that prior to […]

Parashat Balak

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen G-d said to Bilaam, “You shall not go with them! You shall not curse the people, for it is blessed.” (22:12) At a certain point Bilaam offered to bless the Jews. Hashem replied, “They do not require your blessing. They are a blessed people.” […]

Parashat Chukat

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Shasho וַיָּ֨רֶם מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶת־יָד֗וֹ וַיַּ֧ךְ אֶת־הַסֶּ֛לַע בְּמַטֵּ֖הוּ פַּעֲמָ֑יִם And Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod. In this week’s parasha, Moshe hit the rock to get water. He was supposed to teach the Jewish people a new lesson: they will […]

Parashat Korach

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov This week’s parasha, parashat Korach, has many fundamental lessons about human behavior. Let’s look at Korach. He was the richest person in that generation, but he was not happy because he didn’t have the position he desired. He was hungry for honor and power. […]

Parashat Beha’alotecha

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, we learn a pasuk in the parasha: לֹֽא־אוּכַ֤ל אָנֹכִי֙ לְבַדִּ֔י לָשֵׂ֖את אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֣ם ×”Ö·×–Ö¶Ö¼Ö‘×” ×›Ö´Ö¼Ö¥×™ כָבֵ֖ד מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ I cannot carry all the people by myself, for it is too much for me. (Beha’alotecha 11,14) Moshe is begging for help from HaShem and HaShem tells […]