Torah Commentary
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Torah Commentary
A Thin Line Between Passion and Zealotry
The final nine verses of Parashat Balak, the second parashah in this week's double portion, tell the story of Zimri, who brings a Midianite woman into the Israelite camp for the purpose of having sexual relations with her.
Summer Heat and Inner Warmth
Although the summer seems to be the season of rest and tranquillity, in truth, every reader of the Torah begins this time with a boiling conflict.
Believe in Yourself, and Trust in God
This spring I spent the seventh day of Pesach at Kibbutz Yahel.
Sufficiency Consciousness: A Path to God
God said to Moses, "Speak to Aaron and say to him: 'When you mount the lamps, the seven lamps shall illuminate the menorah.'" (Numbers 8:1, 2) These two simple verses begin a diverse web of instructions and stories that comprise this week's Torah portion, Parashat B’haalot’cha.
Who Counts?
In Parashat B'midbar, we begin reading the Book of Numbers. Its title, derived from the Latin Numeri and the Greek, Arithmoi, refers to the census taken of the Israelites as they ready themselves to march off into the wilderness of Sinai.