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Devarim: Full of hot air
What did Moses say that caused our ancestors to change their minds?
Devarim: Empowered by the Nation
Moshe received the Torah at Sinai forty years prior to his speech.Why does he share his words only now?
Devarim: From Moshe to Joshua to Ruth to Rashi and beyond
We invariably begin to read the final Book of the Torah, Deuteronomy, on the Shabbat which immediately precedes the fast of the ninth of Av.
Understanding the generation: Why was Moses denied The Promised Land?
Slaves respond to a stick, free people need inspiration.
Chukat-Balak (Diaspora): Hey there, have a little faith!
What gave Moses the strength to go on after losing his brother, sister and the chance to enter the Promised Land in such a short period?
Jewish History is a study of the future
“Moses and the Children of Israel Will Sing...”
How you can be as great as Moshe
Read what Rabbi Moshe Feinstein says about comparing the greatness of Moshe and Aharon.
Shemot: Moses' mistake
Why did Moses doubt God’s plan? How could the “master of all prophets” so gravely misjudge his own people?
The birth of greatness
The psychological burning bush.
The Parsha and Current Events: From Moses to Moshe Rabbeinu
How was it possible to refuse Hashem for even a moment, let alone seven days and nights?
Not fit for the job? Great! Rabbi Shimshon Refael Hirsch on the parasha
G-d told Moshe: “This” – your inadequacy and self-doubt – will be a sign to the Jews that I have sent you.
Watch: Phenomena in Google Maps! Is It Moses?
A satellite image of the Sinai seems to show a profile in stone - and Google Map measurement leads to an amazing conclusion..
Great expectations - great disappointments - and great return
We disappointed Hashem from the Exodus until today, not living up to expectations, but we have also proven that we want to be bonded to Him.
Summing up forty years
Moshe communicates a message to the generation in the desert and about to enter an unknown land, and he resonates on for eternity.
Chukat [Diaspora]: Why Moshe struck the rock not once, but twice
There are levels of dedication to Am Yisrael that only Moshe reached. His hitting the rock, say these commentators, is an example.
Three leadership styles and three different emphases
38 years passed between last week's Parsha and this one. Not only did the whole nation die, all three of its leaders pass away.:
Covenant & Conversation for Chukat: Anger Management
Maimonides sets out a surprisingly contemporary account of Judaism as a training in emotional intelligence. Moses' anger as an example.
The leaders' silence and its punishment
The silence of the elders of Israel widened the breach in the people’s trust in Moses and Aaron, leading to the sin of the Spies.
Moses, the humblest person on earth
What is the real meaning of humility? Is it self-deprecation or something very different?
Parent Principles: An introduction
Moses received the Torah from Sinai, and gave it to Joshua, and Joshua to the elders, and the elders to the prophets.
The great leveller: War - and Tehillim
It is said that war is a great leveller: on the battlefield, rich and poor are equally killed. For Jews, it is serving G-d and prayer.
Does it affect you?
"And the people left from Moses' presence" - what does this intend to tell us?
Weekly Torah Study, KI Tisa: How did Moshe fast for 40 days?
Moses neither ate nor drank for 40 days and nights. That seems a stretch. Can man overcome physical needs?
Birth and rebirth in the Book of Shmot
Paralleling our national birth and rebirth is the birth and rebirth of Moses.
'Come to Pharaoh for I have hardened his heart'
The Beit Halevi, the Yismach Moshe, the Dubner Maggid and Rav Moishe Mendel of Vilan grapple with the reason G-d hardened Pharaoh's heart.
The Levi Factor: Triumph over Pharaoh
Did Moshe know Pharaoh from his childhood?
Moshe Rabbeinu was only human, just like you and me
This statement is not meant to lower our esteem for Moses, but to raise hopes for ourselves.
Can we handle big change?
In the Torah portion of Vaeira - Moses notifies Pharaoh that the Jewish people need to leave Egypt for 3 days to serve God.
When Hashem spoke harshly to Moshe
Hashem laments the departure of the Avot, rebuking Moshe for his words.
Entering Eternity
The Name told to Moses to describe Hashem is cryptic, implies the unknown, the Unknowable and the Eternal, God's Name of the future.
The hidden Moshe Rabbeinu personality
In every generation, the holy Shechinah (Divine Presence) seeks out individuals who are like Moshe Rabbeinu,,
Aaron, the High Priest|: A new creation
All the brothers in the book of Breishit vied with one another. What about Aaron and Moshe?
Ephraim first
Who should our children learn about first, Moses or Shakespeare, the bible or art, Talmud or science?
There is a difference in sanctity West and East of the Jordan River
Young religious Zionist Torah scholars write weekly on Eretz Yisrael: Why Moshe wanted to cross the Jordan when the east bank was also ours.
Va'etchanan: Climate Change and Moshe Rabbeinu
A very current message about climate change can be derived from the actions of Moshe Rabbeinu.
Miriam, Moses’ friend
Some say that the loss of a sibling is harder to bear than the loss of a parent - Moses has to deal with that bereavement in this parasha.
Servant leadership
What was wrong with Korach and his fellow agitators? He wanted power. HIs followers each had their reasons to feel resentful toward Moses.
Sprints and Marathons: Acharei Mot–Kedoshim 5781
The good news is: there once was a Moses. Because of him, the people survived. The bad news is: what happens when there is no Moses?
Overcoming setbacks
There are heights you cannot climb without first having fallen. Moses shows us the need to try and try again.
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