The Torah commands that the Children of Israel be divided up into two groups and climb atop Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal to proclaim both the blessings and the curses of the Torah. What can we learn about our responsibility to influence others from this seemingly unrelated event? Learn more in the 5 Minute Torah commentary on Parashat Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8).

What do we do when we find a lost item? The Torah gives us specific instructions — we are to take care of the item until the owner returns to claim it. But we can also extend this principle to other applications as well. What about in instances where people have lost the Shabbat and other commandments? What is our responsibility? Learn more in the 5 Minute Torah commentary on Parashat Ki Tetze (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19).

Would Moses approve of Rabbis and rabbinical authority if he were alive today? Rabbis claim they have the right to interpret Scripture in legal matters. Do they really? Learn more in the 5 Minute Torah commentary on Parashat Devarim (Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22).

The Torah commands that one guilty of manslaughter flee to a city of refuge and remain there until the death of the High Priest. How are these two things related? And does uncovering the connection between these two things help us to better understand Yeshua's sacrificial death on our behalf? Read more in the 5 Minute Torah commentary on Parashat Massei (Numbers 33:1-36:13).

Do the Rabbis add to the Scriptures? Here's a more challenging question: Do we add to the Scriptures. Do we have the power to create laws that are as equally binding as the Scriptures themselves? The answer may surprise you. Learn more in the 5 Minute Torah commentary on Parashat Mattot (Numbers 30:2-32:42).

When God gives Pinchas a "covenant of peace," in the Torah the word peace (shalom) is written with a broken letter. What does this mean and what lesson can we learn from it? What is the price of peace and are we willing to pay it? Learn more in the 5 Minute Torah commentary on Parashat Pinchas - The Price of Peace (Numbers 25:10-30:1).

The prophet Balaam had a super power, but it is one that we all possess. What was it and how can we tap into our own super power? Learn more in the 5 Minute Torah commentary on Parashat Chukat (Numbers 22:2-25:9).

hy do some of the commandments of the Torah seem to not make any sense, and even seem to be unreasonable? The command regarding the red heifer is one of these commandments that doesn't make any logical sense. How do the ashes of a red cow mixed with water have the ability to change the status of a person and take away ritual impurity? Learn more in the 5 Minute Torah commentary on Parashat Chukat (Numbers 19:1-22:1).

Who sent the 12 spies into Canaan? The book of Numbers records that it was an order from the LORD. The book of Deuteronomy records it as a request from the tribes. Which is it? Is there a contradiction or do these two records differ in order to teach us a valuable lesson? Learn more in the 5 Minute Torah commentary on Parashat Shalach (Numbers 13:1-15:41)

Sometimes the inevitable happens. We have a desire to do something for God, but our circumstances simply won't allow it. We find this situation in this week's Torah portion. Just before Passover men came to Moses with a dilemma. They had become unclean through contact with a corpse and would not be made pure in time to participate in the Passover. What was the solution? Is God a God of second chances? Learn more in the 5 Minute Torah commentary on Parashat Beha'alotcha (Numbers 8:1-12:15).