Where did the Meraglim (spies) and the Jewish people go wrong? How could a situation that seemed so promising have turned out so badly? An important lesson in life from a careful reading of Rashi
After the Nesi'im (Princes of Tribes) contribute to the Mishkan, the Torah brings a very random comment about Moshe hearing Hashem's voice from between the Keruvim. What does it mean and why is it there?
On the surface, the parsha proposes to tell us what the goal of Torah and the world is all about, but then it seems to be a bit of an anticlimax. But if we read it carefully, a very powerful message emerges...
Is Shemitta just about giving the land a rest? What deeper significance lies behind this mitzva?
Is Chametz a good or bad thing? On Pesach it seems bad, but on Shavuot - the opposite! What's going on?
"Be holy" - but what does that mean?
How does one commemorate the Shoah without becoming desensitized to the horrors of our past? We offer 4 suggestions.
How did the Shabbat before Pesach get this mysterious title?
How do we come to terms with this mysterious illness associated with sin?
What were Nadav and Avihu thinking? And what was so bad about their sin?