This week’s perashah begins with the description of the parah adumah—the red heifer. The Torah specifies what kind of red heifer is fit for the preparation of the mei nida—the “waters of separation.” It must be entirely red, without blemish, and must never have borne...
“The man who strays from the path of wisdom will find himself among the company of the dead.” “The righteous one is a guide to his fellow, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.” These verses come to mind when reflecting on the incident of Qoraḥ and his group of...
This week’s perashah is called Shelah—“Send.” The children of Yisrael have arrived at the southern border of the Promised Land, after spending so long in the wilderness. They have undergone many trials and have had to adapt to desert life. At last, they stand at the...
This week’s perashah is the third in Sefer Bamidbar and is titled Beha‘alothekha, which opens with instructions for the Kohen on how to kindle the Menorah in the Mishkan. We also find in this perashah details about the sounding of the trumpets, and the case of those...
This Shabbath we study Perashath Nassó. It includes instructions concerning the Lewiyyim, the Aharonic Blessing, the nazir (nazirite), and the ceremony of the Sotah. Over the last twenty years, there has been a global rise in divorce rates. Many factors contribute to...
