Moses Saved His Life. Then He Tried to Destroy Him.
The tragic dynamic between Moses and Dasan, and the ultimate test of doing the right thing for the wrong people.
Category Archives: Numbers/Bamidbar
Shelach – Four Death Penalties and a Merciful God
I’m not a fan of the characterization of Hashem as the, “vengeful punishing God of the Old Testament.” To say that means you have to ignore all the wonders, blessings, […]
Beha’alosecha: Can Wanting to Relapse Be Worse Than Murder?
We’ve all looked back on bad decisions with rose-colored glasses.
The Israelites did too.
But according to the Or HaChaim, what they did in this week’s parsha may have been one of the most spiritually destructive things a person can do.
Naso: Why Teshuvah Requires Giving More Than 110%
The Torah’s blueprint for repentance reveals that we can’t just hand back what we took and call it even. We have to contribute to it. We have to upgrade it.
The Firstborn Were Fired… So Why Must They Still Be Redeemed?
Can you still live your purpose when you didn’t make the cut?
Pesach Sheni: They Had an Out. They Didn’t Take It.
Most people look for a way out of obligations, even religious ones.
Pesach Sheni is the one moment in the Torah where people do the opposite.
Aharon Died on the First of Av. Where Did the Love Go?
Aharon the priest ascended Mount Hor at God’s bidding and died there, on the first day of the fifth month in the 40th year of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt. […]
The Daughters of Tzelofchad – The First Time a Woman Asked to Speak to the Manager
Parsha’s Pinchas contains the first account of a woman asking to speak to the manager. Not just one woman, but five. The daughters: Machlah, No’ah, Choglah, Milkah, and Tirtzah stood […]
Balak – Run For Your Life
תָּמֹ֤ת נַפְשִׁי֙ מ֣וֹתיְשָׁרִ֔ים וּתְהִ֥י אַֽחֲרִיתִ֖י כָּמֹֽהוּ Bilam, the wicked prophet, famously wanted to curse the Israelites but Hashem changed his words and Bilam instead blessed them three times. The quote […]
Why Was Miriam Denied Entrance to Israel? The Real Ultimate Chok
Hashem said to Moshe and Aharon, “Because you did not believe in Me to sanctify Me in the presence of Bnei Yisroel; therefore, you will not bring this congregation into […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 