Parshat Balak(Numbers 22:2 – 25:9) Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel – “I see it but not now; I look at it, but it is not near. A star has stepped forth from Jacob and a scepter-bearer has risen from Israel; [Israel] will pierce and vanquish the nobles of Moab….” [Num. 24:17]. The interaction of Jew and Gentile is a prominent theme in …
Chukat 5778 (In Spanish with English subtitles) Rabbi Eliahu Birnbaum – Director of OTS’s Beren-Amiel and Straus-Amiel Emissary Training Programs
“Moshe Can No Longer Lead the People” Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s Insights into Parshat Chukat
Parshat Chukat(Numbers 19:1 – 22:1) Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel — “This is the statute of the law which God commanded, saying, ‘Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer’” [Num. 19:1–2]. One of the most profound mysteries of the Bible is the rite of the red heifer, called a chok (statute) because it …
Parshat Chukat (Numbers 19:1 – 22:1) Rabbi David Stav Paragraph “The entire congregation of the children of Israel arrived at the desert of Zin in the first month, and the people settled in Kadesh”. The Torah never specifies when the main events of this incident transpire. Indeed, there is no mention of which year of their desert sojourn …
Korach 5778 (In Spanish with English subtitles) Rabbi Eliahu Birnbaum – Director of OTS’s Beren-Amiel and Straus-Amiel Emissary Training Programs
“We Can Only Have One Leader” – Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s Insights into Parshat Korach
Parshat Korach (Numbers 16:1 – 18:32) Rabbi David Stav This Shabbat, we will have a dispute in the synagogue. Korach and his followers rebel against Moses, and the story of the most infamous dispute in the history of the Jewish People plays itself out. Never before have we experienced such a terrible dispute with such dire repercussions, which …
Parshat Korach(Numbers 16:1 – 18:32) Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Efrat, Israel: “And Korah, the son of Yitzhar, the son of Kehat, the son of Levi took Datan and Aviram, the sons of Eliav… and they rose up in confrontation before Moses…” (Numbers 16:1, 2) Why didn’t the Israelites rise up against the rebels who dared defy Moses, the …
Shlach 5778 (In Spanish with English subtitles) Rabbi Eliahu Birnbaum – Director of OTS’s Beren-Amiel and Straus-Amiel Emissary Training Programs