In reading Parshat Shelach, not only should we be puzzled by Bnei Yisrael yet again doubting Hashem, but we should be puzzled by Hashem’s reaction.

I remember learning about optical illusions in school. We were shown a picture that looked like an old lady, but if turned upside down, it

“There’s none so blind as they that won’t see.” —Jonathan Swift Moses sends 12 men, 12 princes, representatives of each of the tribes of Israel

In this week’s parsha of Shelach we notice an interesting contrast. There were the scouts from the parsha that Moshe sent out and then there

This week’s Torah portion is Shelach, where the mitzvah of tzitzit—and the blue string of Tekhelet that hangs from them—is recorded. The nonprofit organization Ptil

Our parsha begins with the story of the meraglim, those who went to spy out Eretz Yisrael and who ultimately came back delivering a negative

Danny and his friend Moshe rushed into school. They ran up the steps to the lunchroom to see the list of the winners of the

“We want fish, we want fish!” These ridiculous chants boomed through the Jewish camp as an angry mob clamored for a return to Egypt. Astonishingly,

Yoma 33A He must be a very important person to get such an important mitzvah, I heard them say, as Mr. Lowenstein, the local assemblyman,

I joined up with some friends to treat another friend of our group to a delicious restaurant meal on his birthday. To add to the

This parsha discusses two outstanding events in our history that seem to be in direct contrast to each other. On the one hand we have

Parshat Behaalotecha continues the theme of Sefer Bamidbar—teaching us of the sanctity of the “machaneh”—the encampment of Am Yisrael as it surrounds the Mishkan in