This week’s Perashah is Fineḥas, and it speaks of honor for truth. Fineḥas acted with honor when he vindicated the name of our master Moshe, ʿalaw haShalom. We also read of how the daughters of Ṣelophḥad honored their tribe by defending their tribal inheritance. The...
Esta semana, la perashá se llama Fineḥás y trata del honor por la verdad. Fineḥás demostró honor cuando vindicó el nombre de nuestro Maestro Moshé, alaú haShalom. También vemos comos las hijas de Ṣelofeḥad honraron a su tribu cuando defendieron su herencia tribal. El...
This week’s Perashah is called Balaq. Balaq, king of Moab, becomes fearful for the future of his land and his people. He had heard of the wonders wrought for the Children of Yisrael and of the defeats suffered by those who dared rise against them—this nation who had...
En la perasha de esta semana, Balaq, rey de Moab, está preocupado por el futuro de su territorio y el pueblo. Había oído hablar de las maravillas y las derrotas que habían sufrido otras naciones que intentaron luchar en contra de la Nación de Israel que habían surgido...
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...
