The events of our sedra this week are chillingly prophetic of the current crisis in Israel, and thus offer crucial lessons for us as to
Importance Living in a world inhabited by billions of people can make us feel unimportant — as if our existence does not matter. Chazal felt
On Bava Batra 26a, in Pumbedita, Rava bar Rav Chanan had date palms which adjoined Rav Yosef’s vineyard. Birds would roost on the palm trees
Parshas Balak takes place while the Children of Israel were camped at Arvos Moav. As a matter of fact, they were in Arvos Moav from
In the rural Ukranian shtetl of Teplik, there was an ehrliche yid—a Breslover chassid—known as “Feivel-Ashreinu.” A sincere and (seemingly) simple tailor—each night, he would
It’s the last thing any driver wants to see in their rearview mirror. Yes, blue lives matter, but we don’t want to see a cop
מַה־טֹּ֥בוּ אֹהָלֶ֖יךָ יַעֲקֹ֑ב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יךָ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (במדבר כ:ה) “How good are your tents, Yaakov, your dwelling places, Yisroel,” (Bamidbar 24:5). Zera Shimshon asks two questions: Firstly,
Just imagine, describes Rav Elyah Svei (Ruach Eliyahu, Vayera, 18), that we are walking outside, and all of a sudden, a dog comes and begins
לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: I am on reserve duty and wonder whether it is better to accept Shabbat early
The Tanach tells us much about Omri’s son Ahab, as he had dealings with Eliyahu. But what about Omri himself? The Tanach (Kings I, 16)
In Parshat Balak, Hashem tells Bilham that he can’t curse the Jewish people because they are blessed. Despite what some may think, the blessing Hashem
In Tractate Brachot (12b), the Talmud reveals an intriguing consideration by the rabbis: they once contemplated adding a fourth section to the Shema, incorporating the
