Shelach – Escape from the Real World
It took a long time to complete the conquest of the Promised Land. According to the narrative of the book of Joshua it was seven years of military campaigning followed by another seven years...
Author: Yitzchak Mizrahi
Beha’alotecha – Small, Yet So Big
The renowned composer and singer R’ Shlomo Carlebach once gave a concert in the famous Arkhipova synagogue in Moscow. He related that he noticed in the audience an elderly man whom he recognized as...
Naso – Man on the Moon
Parshat Nasso is known as the single longest Torah portion, containing 176 verses, equal to the number of verses in the longest chapter of Psalms (chapter 119). What makes this Parsha longer than most...
Shavuot – Acceptance of Ruth
The story of Ruth is read every Shavuot, and one of the reasons for this is that Ruth made a commitment, accepting the Torah and its Mitzvot just as Israel accepted them at Sinai...
Bamidbar – Recruiting an Army
The book of Bamidbar opens with instructions to count the households of Israel. Specifically the males over the age of 20 were counted, “all who go out to serve in the army in Israel”...
Behar, Bechukotai – Unlimited Nature of Israel
Parshat Bechukotai begins by stating that when the Torah is studies and observed an abundance of blessing results. “If in my statutes you will walk and my commandments you observe… …and five of you...