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Virtues of Attendance-Parshas Mattos-Masei

By |2021-06-23T20:10:41-04:00July 24, 2022|

This week’s parshah opens in a somewhat unique manner. The first section details the laws of nedarim (vows) and begins with an introductory proclamation. While so far this may seem fairly typical, the departure here relates to the individuals being addressed. As the passuk states: וַיְדַבֵּר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־רָאשֵׁי הַמַּטּוֹת לִבְנֵי יִשְֹרָאֵל לֵאמֹר זֶה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה ד'... –“And Moshe spoke to the heads of the tribes of B’nei Yisrael, saying: ‘This is the matter that Hashem has commanded...’” (Bamidbar [...]

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In Style-Parshas Pinchas

By |2021-06-23T20:07:56-04:00July 17, 2022|

The parshah opens up with words of praise for Pinchas, whose act of zealotry put an end to what had been Yisrael’s disgrace: וַיְדַבֵּר ד' אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר  פִּינְחָס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן הֵשִׁיב אֶת־חֲמָתִי מֵעַל בְּנֵי־יִשְֹרָאֵל בְּקַנְאוֹ אֶת־קִנְאָתִי בְּתוֹכָם וְלֹא־כִלִּיתִי אֶת־בְּנֵי־יִשְֹרָאֵל בְּקִנְאָתִי – “And Hashem spoke to Moshe, saying: Pinchas the son of Elazar, son of Aharon the Kohein, has removed My wrath from B’nei Yisrael through his avenging My jealousy amongst them; [...]

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When the Race is Over-Parshas Balak

By |2021-06-23T20:05:11-04:00July 10, 2022|

The world is, and always has been, obsessed with the attainment of “kavod” – honor (i.e., glory and recognition). And while most people crave it and pursue it, the Torah’s outlook is just the opposite. The ideal, Chazal relate, is to recognize the fallacy of honor and to try to avoid it. As we shall see, the main character of this week’s parshah serves as the model for the [...]

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