In Bava Batra 33a, we encounter Rav Idi bar Avin I, a third-generation Babylonian Amora. His origin story is given in Shabbat 23b. “Rav Huna
Our parsha contains a census of Bnei Yisrael. The Chafetz Chaim focuses on a contrast between the total population count of two tribes—Binyamin and Dan.
As Torah-observant Jews, do we just do different things? How personally transformative is our faith and practice? Judaism rises and falls on this question. Klal
וְשֵׁם הָאִשָּׁה הַמֻּכָּה הַמִּדְיָנִית כָּזְבִּי בַת צוּר רֹאשׁ אֻמּוֹת בֵּית אָב בְּמִדְיָן הוּא: (במדבר כה:טו) “And the name of the Midianite woman who was slain
The Chovos HaL’vavos in his Shaar Habechina states that looking at the wonders of the world and seeing the incredible intricacy of them all is,
It is said that every time you learn Torah, you learn something new. Despite the number of times I learned or have read Parshat Pinchas,
לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: Two members of my community asked me a no-tension, monetary halacha question. Reuven Cohen lent
After Pinchas’ dramatic act, we are told that God declared (Numbers 25:12-13): “I grant him My pact of friendship. It shall be for him and
Tuesday, July 23, was the fast of the 17th of Tammuz, a fast day that lasts from early morning until evening. It commemorates the day
Once we’ve established the “values” approach to learning, how does that impact how one practically goes about his mitzvah of talmud Torah? The Gemara in
There are times when we simply have to stand up for what we know is right, even if it’s hard. Pinchas, the grandson of Aaron,
There is an old saying that what makes God laugh is seeing our plans for the future. However, if Tanach is our guide, what makes
