Who is Leading Us? Whether it was two days or a month or a year—however long the cloud lingered over the Tabernacle—the Israelites remained encamped and did not set out; only when it lifted did they break camp. (Numbers 9:22) Everyone seems to know that the Jews wandered 40 years in the desert. But most…
Cancelling Moses “and brought their offering before the LORD: six draught carts and twelve oxen, a cart for every two chieftains and an ox for each one. When they had brought them before the Tabernacle, the LORD said to Moses: Accept these from them for use in the service of the Tent of Meeting, and…
Tonight is Shavuos, which lasts for 25 hours in Israel and 49 hours (2 days) outside of Israel.
Names & Numbers Take a census of the whole Israelite community by the clans of its ancestral houses, numbering the names, every male, head by head. (Numbers 1:2) This week we begin the fourth book of the Torah. In Hebrew it is called Bamidbar, but in English it is called Numbers – probably because the Jews…
Just over a year ago, most governments around the world told their citizens to stop working for two weeks. Just to “flatten the curve”. Those two weeks soon became another two weeks. Then a month. Then another month. After about a full year most entities finally began to open up again. But imagine if the…
This week is the 44th anniversary of my Bar Mitzvah – which was Parshas Emor! The parsha discusses the laws applicable to a Kohen, so I would like to say over a few ideas about kohanim.
G-d commands the Jewish people to be “HOLY”. Is He kidding?
How serious is the sin of speaking Loshen Hara? Big!
What is “better”: An animal that has none of the signs of kashrus or an animal which has one?
Ten years ago my son passed away. I tried to do something to commemorate it today.
