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Matot-Masei: Our Ongoing Journey

Parshat Matot-Masei recounts Bnei Yisrael’s forty-year journey through the desert as they approach their ultimate destination – the Land of Israel. Many commentators ask why the Torah repeats the list of masaot (journeys) when they have already been described. Their answers offer wisdom and hope for the Jewish people’s own journey today. The Midrash Tanhuma…

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Pinchas: Rooted in the Past, Building the Future

Parshat Pinchas presents one of the Torah’s most remarkable moments of moral leadership, when the foundations of the emerging nation are tested for justice and compassion. How fitting that this story is read during a week that marks significant milestones for both Israel and the United States. After the Torah outlines how the Land of…

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Balak: The Power to Bless

Love versus hate. Blessing versus curse. These opposing themes lie at the heart of Parshat Balak. The Midrash notes striking parallels between the characters of Balaam and Avraham. Both display remarkable zrizut – eagerness and determination in their mission. In the story of the Akeidah, Avraham rises early and saddles his own donkey to fulfill…

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Chukat: Sources of Well-being

Parshat Chukat reminds us to care not only for our own well-being, but also for those around us. It highlights how easily we take precious relationships and sources of support for granted. The parsha begins with Miriam’s death and Bnei Yisrael crying out for water. The Tosefta Sotah explains that a be’er accompanied and sustained…

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