In this Torah portion, the Scriptures talk about laws concerning vows and a vengeance on the Midianites. It ends with chapter 32 and the transjordan tribes.
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TALMUD
The Mishna exists by itself but it is a part of the Talmud because the Gemara is commentary and exegesis on the Mishna. That being the case, you could say that the Gemara is the Talmud but I’ve never seen a Talmud that didn’t also contain the Mishna. Just to add to the complexity, the…
Haftorah
Parshas Pinchas Yirmiyahu 1:1 This week begins a series of haftorah readings which reflect the inner feelings of the Jewish people during their final months of the year.The series consists of moving visions of the prophets depicting the pending Jewish exile and destruction of the Bais Hamikdash and concludes with an ongoing exchange between…
Not Racist but Reishis
D’var Torah Parshas Balak Not Racist but Reishis By Rabbi Label Lam When he saw Amalek, he took up his parable and said, “Amalek was the first of the nations (Reishis goyim Amalek), and his fate shall be everlasting destruction.” (Bamidbar 24:20) Reishis goyim Amalek- Amalek was the first of the nations: He came before…
Maimonides on Life
Maimonides on Life Laws of De’os – Chapter 2, Law 5 Chapter 2, Law 5 The Torah Speaks for Itself Law 5 “A fence for wisdom is silence (Pirkei Avos 3:17 (http://www.torah.org/learning/pirkei-avos/chapter3-17d.html)). Therefore, one should not hurry to respond and not speak excessively. One should teach his students with composure and calmness, without screaming and…
Halacha Yomit
One Who Interprets the Torah Contrary to Halacha Question: Why do we sometimes find that great sages spoke out harshly against other rabbis who permitted things they though were forbidden if there are always disagreements among the Jewish nation? Answer: It is true that as time progresses and the generation become weaker, more disagreements ensue among the…
Rabbi Shammai
Rabbi Shammai was an engineer, known for the strictness of his views. The Talmud tells that a gentile came to Shammai saying that he would convert to Judaism if Shammai could teach him the whole Torah in the time that he could stand on one foot. Shammai drove him away with a builder’s measuring stick!…
Receive Messiah
How Can I Receive the Messiah Into My Heart and Life? The G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob created you to have a personal relationship with Himself and to enjoy His abundant life! In Pro_16:4 [it is written in the Jewish Bible] “The Lord has made all things for His purpose [His own pleasure].”…
Parshas Korach
Haftorah by Rabbi Dovid Siegel Parshas Korach Shmuel 1 11:14 This week’s haftorah shares with us a significant perspective about a Jewish government in Eretz Yisroel. The Jewish people had recently approached the prophet Shmuel requesting the appointment of a king. The prophet acquiesced in their request and transferred the mantle of leadership to the…
Midrash halakha
Midrash halakha are the works in which the sources in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) of the traditionally received laws are identified. These Midrashim often predate the Mishnah. The Midrash linking a verse to a halakha will often function as a proof of a law’s authenticity; a correct elucidation of the Torah carries with it the support of thehalakhah, and often the…
Rabbinic literature
Rabbinic literature Talmudic literature Mishnah • Tosefta Gemara Jerusalem Talmud • Babylonian TalmudMinor tractates Halakhic Midrash Mekhilta de-Rabbi Yishmael on Exodus Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai on Exodus Sifra on Leviticus Sifre on Numbers & Deuteronomy Sifre Zutta on Numbers Mekhilta on DeuteronomyBaraita of Rabbi Ishmael Aggadic Midrash —— Tannaitic —— Seder Olam Rabbah Alphabet of Akiba ben Joseph…
Shaddai in the Midrash
There is a Midrashic interpretation as an acronym standing for “Guardian of the Doors of Israel” (Hebrew: שׁוֹמֶר דְלָתוֹת יִשְׂרָאֶל). This acronym is commonly found as carvings or writings on themezuzah, which is placed on the doorposts of Jewish homes and other dwellings. Still another view is that “El Shaddai” is composed of the Hebrew relative pronoun She (Shin…
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