While praising the Bnei Yisrael, Bilaam expresses a desire to die the death of a great tzaddik. Did this wicked man really expect to receive this? What was he really asking for?

With the deaths of Miriam and Aharon in this parsha, we discuss the significance of the juxtaposition of different topics to the deaths of tzaddikim.

When Aharon brings a Ketores, the pasuk tells me twice that it helped stop a plague. What does that teach me?

A Nazir is forbidden in certain activities, including drinking wine. How does abstaining from wine propel you to spiritual heights?

At the beginning of the Parsha, Bnei Yisrael are gifted with brand new flags for each respective tribe. What were these flags and why were they given now?

We are told that the ultimate reason why we will be exiled from Eretz Yisrael is for not observing the laws of shemittah. We are also taught it is because of a lack of diligence in Torah study. Which one is it?

Parshas Emor discusses all the holidays, including the upcoming one of Shavuos. But there's something different about the way Shavuos is discussed in the Torah...

Hashem commands us to be holy, what does that mean and how do we achieve that?

A peddler shows up in town one day claiming he has the elixir of life. Rav Yanai, an amorah, claims this peddler really has the solution. What was it?

The tragic deaths of Nadav and Avihu marred the celebration of the consecration of the Mishkan. But what exactly did they do wrong and how could two great men sin?