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July 11, 2024

The Changing Tide of Leadership

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

(Mis)Using the Past

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

Zera Shimshon on Parshas Chukas

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:

The Significance of Our Actions

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

Moshe’s Message to Moav

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 Snake and the Tzaddik

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

No Need to See Red

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

Rava Dozes: Bava Batra 16-17

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

 Speak, Don’t Hit

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

Spiritual Opportunity Costs and Gains

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)

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