By Akiva Gersh View a Printable Version | View a Source Sheet There is a well known Midrash [1] (an originally oral teaching that comes to explain the written Torah) that tells of G-d taking Adam on a tour of the world shortly … Continue reading
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By Matthew Mausner View a Printable Version | View a Source Sheet “…You have dwelt long enough at this mountain.Turn and journey, and come to the mountain of the Amorites and to all its neighboring places, in the plain, on the … Continue reading
By Tuvia Aronson The journeys of Bnei Yisrael through the desert serve as a paradigm for our connections with the various parts of the land upon which we tread. The early Torah commentators are puzzled by the seemingly extra … Continue reading
By Dr Jon Greenberg View a Printable Versionl View a Source Sheet In this week’s Torah portion, G-d tells Moses: “Command the Children of Israel that they shall give to the Levites, from the heritage of their possession, cities for … Continue reading
By Rabbi Yonatan Neril View a Printable Version | View a Source Sheet This week’s Torah portion, Mattos, conveys a profound message about the ways in which we struggle to balance material and spiritual aspirations. With the Jewish people poised on … Continue reading