Discover this amaizing shiur that brings down the message of the Righteous of the Nations and their power to elevate all people. Psalm 2 1 Why do the nations conspire[a] and the peoples plot...

In Korach | Exposing the inner rebellion, we examine the text of Number 16-17 to find the detailed reasons for Korach’s rebellion against Moshe. In the light of the text we explore the...

The Mishneh Torah (Hebrew: מִשְׁנֵה תּ וֹרָה‎‎, “Repetition of the Torah”), subtitled Sefer Yad ha-Hazaka (ספר יד החזקה “Book of the Strong Hand”), is a code of Jewish religious law (Halakha) authored by Maimonides...

The heart and the eyes are scouts for the body and are the agents leading it to transgress. The eyes see and the heart desires, and the body commits the transgressions.” Later Rashi...

My Jewish Learning One of the oldest symbols of the Jewish faith is the menorah, a seven-branched candelabrum used in the Temple. It has been said that the menorah is a symbol of the...

We follow Israel for the first year in the wilderness. With miracles, wonders and the Divine presence resting over them, they are now complaining and looking back on Egypt as if it were a...

The Outsiders Eldad and Medad | Parshat Behaalotecha Eldad and Medad are mentioned in the Book of Numbers and are described as having prophesied among the Israelites, despite the fact that they had remained...

In this Torah portion, God describes the service of the Gershon family of Levites. The laws relating to the suspected adulteress and the nazirite are given. God tells Moses and Aaron the priestly blessing....

The Feast of Weeks (Shavuot) is also known as the Festival of Receiving the Torah (Yoma 4b) as well as the Festival of First Fruits [1] (Ex. 34:22). But while the name Hag Matan...

Shavuot, Geulah and the Righteous of the nation Parshat Naso is the longest Parshah in the whole Torah featuring 176 verses. We will examine how Shavuot is tied to redemption and how the righteous...