Parshat Shavua

Chukat-Balak (Diaspora):Why not hit the rock?

What is the real sin of Moses and Aaron that keeps them from entering the land?

Balak: Welcome back, Diaspora shul-goers

The double parashah which communities in exile will read this week, Chukkat-Balak, can happen only in exile, never in Israel.

Grumps and grumbles

Insights into the Torah readings Chukat (Diaspora) and Balak (Israel)

Talking Paraha - Chukat: Copper Snake - isn't it an idol?

Delve into the captivating story of the Nachash Nechoshet, the Copper Snake, in this week's intriguing video.

It's not the snake that kills - but sin (Chukat-Israel)

Why did Hashem command Moshe to make the lifeless serpent, and to raise it on a pole?

Career coaching in the parsha: Between a rock and a hard place

Managing generational diversity.

The Rebbe's advice for the boy who smoked on Shabbos

Let there be life!

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Korach (Diaspora): Humour can be dangerous!

Humour is wonderful, but humour can also be dangerous.

Rabbi Shimshon Rafael Hirsch on the parsha: Getting Right to It

The almond tree' symbolizes the spirit of the tribe of Levi. How?

Eretz Yisrael in the parsha: Why Moshe did not enter the land

Young religious Zionist Torah scholars connect the parsha to Eretz Yisrael: Why was Moshe's punishment not entering the Land of Israel?

Shabbat BeShabbato - Shlach (Diaspora)

A unique collection of essays by contemporary renowned rabbis on the parasha.

The wondrous test - who was being tested?(Korach)

How could Moses be sure his threat would work?

Eretz Yisrael in the Parsha: The Levites' portion

Young religious Zionist Torah scholars find lessons in the parsha related to the Holy Land.

Talking Parsha - Korach: The real story of Korach!

While Korach's name takes center stage, others, including Datan and Aviram, are also mentioned amidst the chaos. What makes them stand out?

Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch on the Parsha: Moshe's secret message

There is a surprising reason that Moshe changed the name of one of the spies and not the others.

The Daily Portion / Torah messages for young graduates

Four messages from the parasha for graduates.

Talking Parsha - Shelach: How's this connected to the Mergalim??

Why does the Torah present this seemingly random commandment immediately after one of the most well-known stories of sin and consequence?

Every child needs a Miriam

A single gesture toward a baby reverberates throughout History.

Shlach (Israel): Why send the spies to see the land?

Didn't everyone know there would be trouble?

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Behaalotecha (Diaspora):“I was filled with dread and panicked.”

We should never forget that whatever it is we’re doing or saying in life, it’s never totally off the record, because the mic is always on.

Behaalotcha / 5 elements of this (past or coming) Shabbat

This week's Torah portion in the Diaspora, *Behaalotcha*, the third parasha in the book of Numbers, was read in Israel this past Shabbat..

Naso (Diaspora): The Golden Mean and the Nazirite

Is ascetisim what is requested from us?

Talking Parsha - Beha'alotecha: Who needs to hear you??

Why did Am Yisrael require trumpets for gathering and signaling their departure? How do the trumpets impact our relationship with Hashem?

Eretz Yisrael in Parashat Behaalotcha: Initiative in battle

Why in Parashat Behaalotcha, trumpets are blown in war, while in Parashat Ki Teitzei victory is not dependent upon blowing the trumpets?

Talking Parsha - Nasso and Shavuot: Hashem favors??

How can we implore Hashem to grant us favor when the Torah teaches us that He neither shows favoritism nor accepts bribes?

Rabbi Shimshon Refael Hirsch on the parsha: Floating dust

Parashat Naso contains the laws of the Sotah - a woman suspected of adultery,

Shabbat BeShabbato: Bamidbar and Shavuot

A selection of well-known contemporary commentators on the parasha and the upcoming holiday.

My Jerusalem

For Jerusalem Day. The paratroopers weeping at the Western Wall have become a symbol.(Note: An insight on the parsha is included at the end)

Torah Portion:

The most difficult mitzva of all

Shmitta is the most difficult mitzva.What special relevance does the Mitzvah of Shemitah have to Har Sinai?.

Shabbat BeShabbato Behar-Bechukotai

Selected readings on the parasha by well known contemporary rabbinic figures.

The Parsha and Current Events: Challenges facing our generation

The “Tochacha” (reproach and admonition) in parashat Bechukotai. What is missing?

Behar-Bechukotai: Great blessings and stern warnings

The story of the Jewish people: Our tears are always mixed with joy and our joy is always laden with a heavy dose of accompanying tears.

Shabbat BeShabbato for Emor

A selection of popular modern-day commentators on the parasha.

Eretz Yisrael in the parasha: The Omer and the Two Loaves

Only grain from Israel may be used in the Omer and the Two Loaves offerings.

Talking Parsha - Emor: Oil, bread, and holidays??

Why does the Torah discuss the holidays and then follow it with seemingly unrelated subjects? And what does this teach us about ourselves?

What do the Coronation and Parshat Emor have in common?

From the moment we’re born, whether we like it or not, we’re all living in a fishbowl – people are noticing us.

The Daily Portion,/ How to love your fellow as yourself

Words from the Torah that are not easy to apply/:

Kedoshim: Holiness in physical pleasure

Israel's first Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi: There is a joy that is far greater than the sensory pleasures experienced when consuming food.

Kedoshim: ‘Reprove your fellow’- but first: reprove yourself!

Rabbi Tarfon said:'I would be amazed, if there is any person in this generation who will accept rebuke;' And what would we say?

Eretz Yisrael in the parasha: The Holy Land lacks nothing

Young religiious Zionist Torah scholars teach connections to the Land in the parasha.

Acharei Mot: Sometimes exceptions are unacceptable

One cannot pick and choose mitzvot.

Rabbi S.R.HIrsch on the parasha: When grieving is forbidden

If we’re alive, it means G-d wants us to be alive, and we must “serve Him with all our might."

The Parsha and Current Events: Redemption and Comfort

it appears that Hashem's agenda for our nation does not stop with a thin strip of land at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea.

Living through tt

How do we live "through" the mitzvot?

Moshiach the Leper

What shames you most: The story of the 4 lepers in our own lives.

Rabbi.Hirsch on the parsha: Why connect childbirth and impurity?

What is the significance of this connection?

Talking Parsha - Tazria-Metzora: The most important Mitzvah?!

Why does the Torah mention the commandment of circumcision only incidentally? Why not expand more on it, if it's so important?

Eretz Yisrael in the Parsha: Three camps of holiness

Young Israeli Torah scholars in Religious Zionist yeshivas: Why do the laws of tzara’at of houses apply exclusively in Eretz Yisrael?

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What is special about the number 8?

Dvar Torah for Parashat Shemini: This week the Chief Rabbi explains the hidden depth of numbers in Jewish teaching.

Coming back to Gan Eden

How the eighth day of the Mishkan is like the day after Creation.

The Bible at Work: Career coaching in the parasha

Shemini - Moving past the first impression––The halo effect at work

Shabbat BeShabbato: A song for our times and more

Read Rabbi Harold Kanotopsky, Rabbi J.B. Soloveutchik zt"l and,Rabbi B. Wein, Rabbi Y. Rimon and others for Shabbat Chol Hamoed Pesach.

Rabbi S.R. Hirsch on the parasha: No Moral Indulgences

Nadav and Avihu: The elites often permit themselves moral laxity but the Torah grants no such indulgences.

Rabbi S. R. Hirsch on the parsha: Why are the details important?

Rabbi Hirsch's commentary on the Book of Vayikra is where he explains the meaning of laws that might seem meaningless.

The Bible at Work: Career coaching in the parsha

Tzav- Keeping the embers burning: Maintaining motivation at work

Eretz Yisrael in the parsha:The Korban Tamid

Young religious Zionist Torah scholars write on the parsha's connection to the Land of Israel.

G-d Is calling

Life is not about me; life is about a much larger picture. If it were just me—what would it amount to? It is about G-d

Shabbat BeShabbato: Vayikra

Selected Divrei Torah on the parasha by well known rabbinic figures.

Shabbat BeShabbato

Selected talks by renowned rabbis on the parasha.

Thoughts on Parshat Vayakhel/Pekudei: Work and Rest

Rest is not a weakness. It is our greatest strength.