Lessons from taking our time with Sefer Iyov. My Tanach chabura began learning Sefer Iyov (The Book of Job) in the fall of 2020, and
Parshat Beha’alotcha opens with God’s instruction as to how to light the menorah and where to position it in the Mishkan, the Tabernacle. The Sefas
The Children of Israel finally reach the Promised Land. In an effort to plan and strategize their entry into the land, Moshe sends 12 spies
First a little background: Herzl was born in 1860. He spent his early years in Pest (now Budapest) and then Vienna. He went to law
During the summer—a number of years ago—I traveled from Camp Dora Golding in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, to New Windsor, New York to meet with the
In this week’s parsha of Beha’aloscha, we are reminded that the tribes of Israel journeyed by banner—each having their own symbolic flag (10:13). Sefer Bamidbar
Persistence in spiritual growth and striving to become great in avodat Hashem, may come with challenges. Yet, perhaps, there’s a route that could bypass many
וַיִּצְעַק מֹשֶׁה אֶל ה’ לֵאמֹר קל נָא רְפָא נָא לה “And Moshe cried to Hashem saying, ‘Hashem, please (nah) heal her.’” (Bamidbar 13:12) Rashi explains:
In our parsha (8:6), Moshe is instructed to “take the Leviim (Levites)….” Rashi notes—as he does in several other places—that when the Torah speaks about
(Schechter Sports) The yeshiva middle school indoor soccer championships took place this week, and it was a feeding frenzy for Solomon Schechter Day School of
This week’s parsha is called, “Beha’alotcha.” This word is used when Hashem tells Moshe to tell Aaron how the candles should be positioned, so the
I. Shadchan For the Masses There is a recent Netflix series about a real shadchan, matchmaker, who sets people up to date for marriage. This
