Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, It’s very encouraging for a person to be sought after. It warms the heart when people recognize your talents and seek you out, when a limousine is sent for you and when others beg for your services. Meet “Bilam,” the epitome of haughtiness […]
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Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yitzchak Ariel This week’s Torah portion begins by explaining the process of the Para Aduma, or red heifer, used to purify one who has become ritually contaminated through attaining the impurity of a corpse. The way the Torah introduces this process seems quite odd. Instead of […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Michael Segankohanim This week once again we read the infamous story of Korach. In the annals of Jewish history Korach goes down as an egomaniac whose ego brought havoc and chaos to a nation and tragedy and death for hundreds of people. Yet our Rabbis teach […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Khakshoor In this week’s Parasha, Parashat Shlach, Moshe sends a group of men from among B’nai Yisrael to spy out the land. The men return from their mission and report back to Moshe and the rest of the Jews saying, “All the people that we […]
Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Chaim Saidian When you kindle the lamps, toward the face of the Menorah shall the seven lamps cast light (Bamidbar 8:2) Here the Torah commands Aaron to light the lamps of the Menorah toward the central branch of the Menorah. It is puzzling that this command […]