Balaam, The Last Prophet of the Nations
A son of Beor and a prophet of Pethor in Mesopotamia. The narrative relating to Balaam is found in Num. xxii.-xxiv. According to this narrative, Balak, king of Moab, sent messengers to the soothsayer,...
A son of Beor and a prophet of Pethor in Mesopotamia. The narrative relating to Balaam is found in Num. xxii.-xxiv. According to this narrative, Balak, king of Moab, sent messengers to the soothsayer,...
The identification of Pinchas with Elijah, by means of the known Agaddic statement that “Pinchas is Elijah,” is an attempt by some of the Sages to describe the mysterious figure of the prophet. Not...
By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading PINCHAS, Numbers 25:10-30:1 PINCHAS, PRINCE OF PEACE “Pinchas son of Elazar son of Aaron the Priest turned away My wrath from upon the Children of Israel in his...
In this lecture Unification | Key to Redemption we discover the connection between the census of 600,000 Jews in book of Bemidbar, and giving of Torah at Sinai. We discuss this ultimate connection to...
On the first day of the second month, in the second year following the exodus from the land of Egypt, the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of...
Rabbi Kamir Ingber brings down a great shiur on this weeks parashat Bamidbar. This lecture is about, how important it is that we recognize our individuality in relationship with G-D.
The Desert | The Birthplace of the Righteous Bamidbar, Numbers chapter one Rod Reuven Dovid brings down the idea that “The Desert” / Bamidbar is a metaphor for every individual who receives the Torah and...
UNIVERSAL TORAH: BAMIDBAR By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: Numbers 1:1-4:20 Haftara: Hosea 2:1-22. IN THE WILDERNESS It was fitting that the Giving of the Torah took place in no-man’s-land amidst the stark desolation...
Emunah in the Journey | Rav Cohen Faith (Emunah) is the ingredient to a successful journey of life. Rav Yaakov Cohen brings down an inspirational lesson from this week’s Parshat Matot-Massi.
On the face of it, the request of the Gadites and the Reubenites to settle east of the Jordan River appears quite decent and worthy. But Moses raised two arguments against them: 1. How...
One could say that every individual should be judge of himself in order to overcome his cravings; thereby one can see the thread that ties together the subjects in Parashat Matot – those basic...
In Matot part two we examine the 21 century understanding of this portion. It is significant that the final war fought by the Children of Israel prior to their entry into the land was...