בס״ד Parashat Behaalotcha (When you kindle) Numbers 8:1-12:6 Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 Numbers are important in the Scriptures. Often, one can learn valuable information which will assist one in interpreting a Biblical text if this one … Read More
Parashat Nasso (Lift up) Numbers 4:21-7:89
בס״ד Parashat Nasso (Lift up) Numbers 4:21-7:89 Haftarah: Judges 13:2-25 In this week’s Torah portion, we learn a very important aspect of the Biblical word “holy”. In the English language, when one hears the word … Read More
Parashat BaMidbar (In the Wilderness) Numbers 1:1-4:20
בס״ד By Baruch—LoveIsrael.org Parashat BaMidbar (In the Wilderness) Numbers 1:1-4:20 Haftarah: Hosea 2:1-22 In this week’s Torah portion, one reads, “For to Me is every firstborn; on the day I struck all the firstborn in … Read More
Parashat Masei (Journeys) Numbers 33:1-36:13
בס”ד Parashat Masei (Journeys) Numbers 33:1-36:13 Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 3:4; 4:1-2 Shabbat Chazak In this Torah reading, one learns that having a great deal of money does not change the judgment that one receives. In … Read More
Parashat Mattot (Tribes) Numbers 30:2-32:42
בס”ד Parashat Mattot (Tribes) Numbers 30:2-32:42 Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 Since we have observed the fast of the 17th day of Tammuz earlier this week, we have entered into the three weeks of mourning, when we … Read More
Parashat Pinchas: Numbers 25:10-30:1
בס”ד Parashat Pinchas: Numbers 25:10-30:1 Haftarah: I Kings 18:46-19:21 In this week’s Torah reading, one learns that each day there are certain sacrifices which are required to be offered at the Temple. This includes on … Read More
Parashat Balak: Numbers 22:2-25:9
בס”ד Parashat Balak: Numbers 22:2-25:9 Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8 In this week’s Torah reading, we encounter a Gentile prophet by the name of Bilam (Balaam). This man truly heard from G-d, but sadly one learns in … Read More
Parashat Chukat (Statute of) Numbers 19:1-22:1
בס”ד Parashat Chukat (Statute of) Numbers 19:1-22:1 Haftarah: Judges 11:1-33 World War II represented a period of great turmoil when more than sixty nations went to war and a total of approximately seventy million people … Read More
Parashat Korach Numbers 16:1-18:32
בס”ד Parashat Korach Numbers 16:1-18:32 Haftarah: I Samuel 11:14-12:22 In this week’s Torah reading, one of the main themes is rebellion. It is clear from this passage that rebellion against G-d leads to death. Those … Read More
Parashat Shelach (send forth) Numbers 13:1-15:41
בס”ד Parashat Shelach L’cha (You send out) Numbers 13:1-15:41 Haftarah: Joshua 2:1-24 There is no doubt that while the Children of Israel were in the wilderness they tended to think about everything from their perspective … Read More