parshat hashavua

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

Not every son has the merit to have a father as a mentor, and fourteen years after my father’s passing,

WE’VVE PROBABLY ALL met someone like Korach in our lives, and come across Dasans and Avirams. If you’re a humble

THERE IS SOME disagreement regarding when Yisro left the Jewish camp for his home country, Midian. Some say it was

The Menorah is interesting for a number of reasons. In particular, the Menorah is a source of light, but we

THIS IS THE 3,338th Shavuos of history. The Jewish People first received Torah in 2448 (1313 BCE), and it is