Bamidbar: Dad’s Army ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas בַּמִדְבָּר Dad’s Army צַב: covered carriage, turtle צְבִי: deer, desire, splendor צָבָה: to swell צָבָא: army ה’ צְבָא-וֹת: Lord...
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rabbircklein
- Nov 29, 2018
- 3 min
Nasso: Razor Sharp ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
When detailing the laws of the Nazirite, the Torah forbids him from cutting his hair by stating, “A razor (taar) shall not pass over his...
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rabbircklein
- Nov 29, 2018
- 3 min
Nasso: A Crown is a Crown ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
A Crown is a Crown Malbim defines these three words by explaining the differences in their physical properties. He explains that an...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Nov 28, 2018
- 5 min
Nasso: The Greater the Responsibility, the Greater the Load ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas נָשֹׂא The Greater the Responsibility, the Greater the Load נָשֹׂא: raise, carry נָשִׂיא: prince מַשַׂא: burden, a load...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Oct 31, 2018
- 7 min
Behaalotacha: Pesach Sheni, Absent-Minded Passover? ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
This week's Torah portion discusses the highly unusual opportunity to fulfil a biblical precept -the Passover offering- who's...
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rabbircklein
- Oct 30, 2018
- 3 min
Behaalotcha: Desiring a Desire ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
The Torah relates that not long after the Jews left Mount Sinai, the erev rav — who were the “mixed-multitudes” of Egyptians that joined...
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rabbircklein
- Oct 30, 2018
- 3 min
Behaalotacha: A Variety of Enemies ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
The Torah mentions a special prayer which Moshe would say when the Ark of the Covenant would begin to travel (we say this prayer when...
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Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
- Oct 29, 2018
- 9 min
Behaalotacha: Only The Poor Get Answered – Who Is Rich, Who Is Poor? ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ Only the Poor Get Answered — Who Is Rich, Who Is Poor? עַנָוָה: humble עוֹנִי: affliction עֹנֶה: answer, testimony...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Sep 30, 2018
- 5 min
Shelach/Yom Kippur: Pardon Me? ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
Shelach: Pardon Me? לע“נשלמהבנימיןבןרפאלתנצב“ה Three words are used to generally describe forgiveness and atonement: סליחה, מחילה, כפרה....
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rabbircklein
- Sep 29, 2018
- 3 min
Shelach: Spy versus Spy ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Spy versus Spy Conventional linguists trace the origins of the English word “tourist” to the Old French word tourner (“to turn”)....
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Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
- Sep 28, 2018
- 10 min
Shelach: If You Love Someone, Set Him Free ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas שְׁלַח If You Love Someone, Set Him Free שְׁלַח: send שֻׁלְחָן: table שְׁלַח: Send שְׁלַח לְךָ אֲנָשִׁים וְיָתֻרוּ אֶת אֶרֶץ...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Aug 31, 2018
- 5 min
Korach: Concomitant Connection and Chasm ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
Following the start of Korach's mutiny, Moses told him to bring an incense offering, קטורת in Hebrew. Why was קטורת chosen as an...
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rabbircklein
- Aug 30, 2018
- 4 min
Korach: The Land Down Under ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
The Land Down Under When relating the story of Korach and his household being miraculously swallowed into the ground, the Torah (Numbers...
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Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
- Aug 29, 2018
- 7 min
Korach: Grave Questions, Grave Implications ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas קֹרַח Grave Questions, Grave Implications שׁוֹאֵל: borrow שָׁאוּל: King Shaul שְׁאֵלָה: question שְׁאוּל: grave וַיֵּרְדוּ הֵם...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Jul 31, 2018
- 6 min
Chukat: Settling on a Bite ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
Following the Israelites' murmuring against the manna sent from heaven, God dispatched snakes to bite them. The word "נשיכה" appears only...
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rabbircklein
- Jul 30, 2018
- 3 min
Chukat: Afraid of Fright or Ready to Fight? ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Afraid of Fright or Ready to Fight The social sciences like psychology and sociology seek to quantify man’s reactions to various types of...
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Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
- Jul 29, 2018
- 6 min
Chukat: The Kiss Of Death ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas חֻקַּת The Kiss of Death שֹׁקֶה: irrigate, saturate, quench תְּשׁוּקָה: desire, longing מַשְׁקֶה: liquid, drink שׁוּק: market...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Jun 30, 2018
- 2 min
Balak: Doubt, hitting, abundance/satiation ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
Someone sent me the following question: Anyone knows why do doubt and satisfaction, ספק וסיפוק, share the same Hebrew root? Answer: very...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Jun 30, 2018
- 3 min
Balak: A Short but Revelatory Article ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
Numbers 22:32 – And the angel of the Lord said to him, Why did you strike your she-donkey these three times? Behold, I went out to...
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yehoshua steinberg
- Jun 29, 2018
- 7 min
Balak: A Hollow Curse ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
The bulk of the Torah portion "Balak" concerns Bilaam cursing Israel. The primary word used for cursing though is the highly unsual term...
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