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Parshas: Ha’Azinu
Parshas: Ha’Azinu Ha’Azinu is comprised primarily of Moses’ “song” about the horrible tragedies and supreme joy which will make up the Jewish people’s future history. While not a song in the familiar sense, Moses’ song is a blend of otherwise disparate ideas into a beautiful symphony of thought. It expresses the idea that everything that…
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Parashat Matos-Masei – Personal Responsibilities
NHBZ Assistant Rabbi Okin – Parshas Korach (Look for Solutions).
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Parashas Ki Teitzei
“In reference to war, the Torah emphasizes the word machaneh, camp. The Torah commands, ‘When you go out to encamp against your enemies, you shall guard against anything evil… for Hashem, your G-d, walks in the midst of your camp to rescue you and to deliver your enemies before you so that your camp shall…
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Parshas Ki Sisa
Parshas Ki Sisa: Exodus 30:11 — 34:35 p. 484 – 515 (all pages, as appears in the Artscroll Stone Chumash) Maftir Parshas Parah: Numbers 19:1-22 p. 838 – 842 Haftorah: Ezekiel 36:18-36 p. 1216 – 1217 Parshas Ki Sisa The portion begins with G-d’s command to Moses to take a census by collecting an…
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Parshas: Beha’aloscha
Beha’aloscha – בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ Beha’aloscha (Hebrew for “when you step up”) is thematically diverse, beginning with the daily lighting of the golden menorah in the Mishkan. The Levites are initiated into the Tabernacle service. The Torah then describes the celebration of Passover in the second year in the desert, complete with the bringing of the Korban…
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Parshas Behar
Behar focuses primarily on mitzvos concerning the land of Israel, beginning with the command to observe a Sabbatical (Shemitta) year. During the Sabbatical year one’s fields are to remain uncultivated every seventh year, refraining from the normal cycle of planting and harvesting. Similarly, the land in Israel is to remain unworked in the Jubilee (Yovel)…
