D’var Torah Parshas Pinchas Seeing the Symphony By Rabbi Label Lam And Moshe spoke to HASHEM, saying: “Let HASHEM, the G-d of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may…
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Parshua Pinchas
Parsha in 60 Seconds Presents Pinchas Parsha in 60 Seconds 1:01 Classic Questions Why does verse 11 stress the lineage of Pinchas? Rashi: Because the tribes ridiculed him, saying, “Have you seen the descendant of Puti [i.e., Yisro], whose mother’s father fattened calves for idol worship, and yet he killed a leader of one of…
Shabbat Balaq
MAQAM OF THE WEEK- SHABBAT BALAQ – בלק והיה שארית יעקב בלק מקאם מאהור נגוני גבריאל א שרים חובי מלכי סלח נשמת אתה צורי שועת אל בחסדך ההודאות דוממים קדיש בואי ברנה שמחים אל חון על בת ממצרים לו אחלה כי נקדישך אברך לראש כל פזמון ספר תורה For Shabbat Balaq (Numbers 22:2-25:9), Maqam MAHOUR (MA’ HUR means…
A Different Type of Strength
D’var Torah Parshas Chukas A Different Type of Strength By Rabbi Label Lam HASHEM spoke to Moses, saying: “Take the staff and assemble the congregation, you and your brother Aaron, and speak to the rock in their presence so that it will give forth its water. (Bamidbar 20:7-8) It’s not so easy to pinpoint…
Parshas Korach
D’var Torah Parshas Korach The Jealous Soul Can Find Peace By Rabbi Label Lam Moshe said to Korach, “Please listen, sons of Levi, Is it not enough that the G-d of Israel has distinguished you from the congregation of Israel to draw you near to Him, to perform the service in the Mishkan of HASHEM…
Parshas Korach
Parshas Korach Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person “goes up” to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading. 1st Aliya: Korach, along with Dattan, Aviram, and 250 men from Shevet Reuven, challenged Moshe and Aharon’s…
Parshas Korach
Parshas Korach By Dr. Nosson Chayim Leff Sfas Emes, Zechuso Tagein Aleinu, Parshas Korach, 5631 The Parsha begins: “Vayikach Korach …”; “Korach took …”. The Torah does not tell us WHAT Korach took. This open space in the text creates a problem for ba’alei Pshat (and an opportunity for ba’alei Drash.) Many commentators…
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…
Parshas Shlach
Parshas Shlach By Nosson Chayim Leff Sfas Emes, Zechuso Tagein Aleinu, Parshas Shelach, 5631 The Sfas Emes begins by echoing words of the parsha’s first Medrash Rabba: “Nothing in this world is as beloved (chaviv) to HaShem as sheluchei mitzva — people who are sent on a mission to do a mitzva —…
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