Weekly Parsha Thoughts

This parsha speaks about the mitzvah of appointing a king. The Torah states, “and it will be when he shall sit on his throne he should write for himself ‘Mishneh Torah’ on a sefer…and it shall be with him and he shall... Read More

This parsha speaks about an ir hanidachas, a city in which most of the people worship avodah zarah. The Torah states that they all get the death-penalty by the sword, and their belongings must be burned. The following passuk states, “v’nasan lecha... Read More

The passuk states, “מה ה’ אלקיך שואל מעמך כי אם ליראה את ה’ אלקיך, what does Hashem ask from you – Bnei Yisrael – only to fear Hashem your G-d.” The Gemara wonders, is yirah something small that the Torah states about... Read More

The Gemara states: Rabban Gamliel, Rabi Eliezer ben Azariah, Rabi Yehoshua and Rabi Akiva were ascending to Yerushalayim. When they reached a distance where they could see Yerushalayim, they ripped their clothes. When they reached the Har HaBayis they saw a fox... Read More

Rav Yitzchak Isaac Chaver writes that the Beis Hamikdash was the most central place of the world. The Even Shesiyah – the foundation stone of the world was situated in middle of the Kodesh Hakodashim, and it was upon it that the... Read More

In Parshas Matos the passuk states that Hashem commanded Moshe for Bnei Yisrael to take revenge against the Midyanim. The passuk ends “and afterwards you – Moshe – will be gathered in your nation” which refers to the death of Moshe. The... Read More