Weekly Parsha Thoughts

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

The passuk states that Pinchas removed Hashem’s wrath from upon the Bnei Yisrael by killing Zimri and Kozbi. Because of this, Pinchas merited for himself and his children the bris of Kehuna. The Gemara writes that although Aharon and his children were... Read More

The Torah states that Balak sent Bilam to curse Bnei Yisrael. There are a number of nissim and nifla’os that Hashem performed in order to stop Bilam from accomplishing his mission. The pessukim state that Bilam took his donkey to curse Yisrael,... Read More