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Parashat Mattot Masei

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shemuel Akhamzadeh If a man makes a vow to the LORD or takes an oath imposing an obligation on himself, he shall not break his pledge; he must carry out all that has crossed his lips. Harav Schwab in his commentary on the Parasha ( Maayan […]

Parashat Pinchas

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Shlomo Zargari Shalom, In Parashat Pinchas we are taught the order of the offerings for the whole year: the daily offerings in the morning and afternoon, the Shabbat Musaf and Rosh Chodesh Musaf, etc… Our Hachamim teach us that the Tefilot correspond to the offerings and […]

Parashat Balak

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Yosef Shemtov Parashat Balak speaks about how anxious the wicked Bilham was to curse Beni Israel. Bilham requested of Hashem to allow him to to go with the king’s messengers to curse Beni Israel. Hashem answered no because Beni Israel are blessed. He tried asking Hashem […]

Parashat Chukat

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi David Cohen This is the teaching regarding a man who will die in a tent. (19:14) Chazal’s explanation of the pasuk, “This is the teaching regarding a man who will die in a tent,” is well-known. The “tent” is referring to the ohalah, tent, of Torah. […]

Parashat Korach

Parasha Thoughts By Rabbi Avraham Moeinzadeh Korach son of Yitzhar son of Kehat son of Levi separated himself… Many commentaries have been written to explain why the Torah mentions Korach’s ancestors all the way back to Levi. Why wasn’t it enough to write Korach the son of Yitzhar like the […]