When I was in summer camp, I loved buying cans of soda from the vending machine. Sometimes the soda can wouldn’t come out after inserting
In the verses immediately following the sin of the spies, we assume our leaders were exempt from punishment. However, perhaps, we are mistaken. We could
Parshat Chukat Although we often search to find a connection between the parsha and its haftorah, we have no need to wonder about Chazal’s selection
קַח אֶת הַמַּטֶּה וְהַקְהֵל אֶת הָעֵדָה אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ וְדִבַּרְתֶּם אֶל הַסֶּלַע לְעֵינֵיהֶם וְנָתַן מֵימָיו וְהוֹצֵאתָ לָהֶם מַיִם מִן הַסֶּלַע וְהִשְׁקִיתָ אֶת הָעֵדָה וְאֶת בְּעִירָם:
As Jews, we are characterized by the kol Yaakov, the voice of Yaakov, that is distinguished by both the spiritual power of prayer and the
Created Only After Man Human beings are different than the rest of the world’s species. We are the only ones who believe that our lives
While the Children of Israel were in Kadesh, Moshe sent messengers to Edom, asking for permission to pass through their land (Bamidbar 20:14-17), but they
The great tzaddik, Chacham Eliyahu haKohen haItamari of Izmir (died 1729), was a famed Kabbalist and Dayan who authored more than 30 seforim—including “Sefer Shevet
By William S.J. Fraenkel There are the “glass is half full” types and the “glass is half empty” types, and then there is me. I
Occasionally, I contribute to “Mi Yodea,” otherwise known as judaism.stackexchange.com. This website allows people to ask and answer questions, as well as to vote on
In Parshat Chukat, Moshe and Aaron were informed that they would no longer have the privilege of leading Bnei Yisrael into Israel. Hashem had instructed
The pasuk in our parsha states, “…the poets (‘Moshelim’) would say: ‘Come to Cheshbon—let it be built and established…’” (21:27). The Gemara (Bava Batra 78)
