What Rabbi Yosef Karo's Maggid teaches us about Parashas Devarim and Tisha B'av.

The connection between the IREI MIKLAT / CITIES OF REFUGE (parshas Masei), and AHAVAS HASHEM and AHAVAS YISRAEL.

What is Gd referring to when he tells Moshe "Reisah Osah"/You shall see it? In the previous verse, Gd explains to Moshe that he will see the land of Israel when he reaches the summit of the mountain of Avarim. The Ohr HaChaim explains the reason for what appears on the surface to. be a repetition.

Parashas Balak, Shiva Asar b'Tammuz, and how we can bring the Geulah Sheleima.

"Will I live tomorrow, well I just can't say. But I know for sure, that I don't live today" –– Jimi Hendrix

Poignant and tragic words from a brilliant artist tormented by struggles with mental health, as geniuses often do. From this week's parasha, Reish Lakish, and the Tiferes Shlomo, we learn the importance of "living TODAY," of "carpe diem," seizing the moment as if it were the last chance we've got. 

The connection to the hakdamah (introduction) to Pirkei Avos and the first pasuk of parshas Korach, which lists the lineage of Korach. 

Why did the Jewish nation request for meraglim/spies to observe the land of Canaan before going to conquer the land? Didn't they trust that Hashem would deliver Canaan through Divine assistance, just like he helped the Jewish people escape Egypt and survive in the unforgiving desert? 

The holy Ohr HaChaim teaches us that the purpose of the Holy Ark's travels through the desert was to release the hidden sparks of holiness. But isn't the desert a barren place, barren of physical and spiritual life? How could such a place harbor sparks of holiness? 

Who were the Nessiim that were consecrated as leaders of the tribes of Israel in this week's parasha, and how did they merit becoming leaders?

The significance of Gd counting the Jewish people in the dessert, and how it relates to the celebration of Matan Torah, the revelation at Mt. Sinai, which we commemorate on the holiday of Shavuos.