By Rabbi Eliezer Rafaelmehr On the 9th of Av we sit on the floor and cry. We cry of the terrible misfortunes that have befallen us over the past 2,000 years since the Temple has been destroyed. Rav Spero tells the story about the Chozeh Lublin. It was the 9th of […]
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Parasha Thoughts By: Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom. In the Parasha this week we read about the travels of our nation through the Wilderness. One of the verses which repeats itself is :”The Children of Israel journeyed from…and camped in… “ Rabenu Bahyah ben Asher (14th century) writes in his book(Kad […]
By: Rabbi Avraham Levychaim We are now beginning the Three Weeks, which are called Ben Hametzarim. Why are they so called? The source of this name is a Passuk in Eicha: “Kol Rodfeha Hisiguha Ben Hametzarim”. The simple meaning of the Passuk is that whoever chases after her (Kehal Yisrael) […]
By R. Yitzhak Ariel Parshat Balak, the Torah portion for this week, has something very interesting about it that makes it different than nearly every other Torah portion. Balak, the king of Moab, sees that the Jewish people cannot be defeated by the sword and therefore hires Bilaam to curse […]
By: Rabbi Yosef Shemtov In this week’s Parasha Aharon passes away, and Moshe Rabenu buries him. After that the Torah states that the king of Canaan heard the news and then attacked Benei Israel. Our Rabbis tell us that all the nation were surrounded by clouds to protect them for […]