parshat hashavua

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

WE FINISHED OFF last week’s parsha with halachos of self-worth. In this week’s parsha we find out that self-worth comes

The Gemora (Kesuvos 110b) says that Dovid HaMelech complained to God that “they have driven me out this day that

THIS IS NOT a perfect world. Nothing new so far. It is a perfectly imperfect world. Okay, that may be