parshat hashavua

THERE IS A midrash I saw years ago about Eliyahu HaNavi meeting a fisherman that became relevant for a new

THIS WEEK’S PARSHA resonates with me deeply, and it always has. In truth, I am not entirely sure why. Many

Before starting, I just published a new book called, “House of God,” b”H. I had not planned to write it

THE GEMORA DOES not speak too highly about flatterers, but a little flattery can have its place in life. If

OPEN MY EYES and I will see the wonders of Your Torah” (Tehillim 119:18). Dovid HaMelech wrote those words, and

THERE IS THE story of a philosopher who, while contemplating the secrets of the universe at the base of a

RASHI COMMENTS ON the Torah’s pointing out that Bilaam was killed by the sword: He came against the Jewish People

PINCHAS WAS A hero. Who knows how many souls he saved the day he “saw, arose, and took his spear

BALAK IS THE name of the parsha, but it is really about Bilaam. Except for the last few verses, the