Death by a Thousand Cuts

This week’s Scripture portions call us to walk the narrow path. Amid loss, we are called to hold onto hope and pursue holiness, set apart not in pride, but in faithfulness. Though costly and often unseen, this narrow path draws us closer to God and reflects His heart in a broken world.

Carriers of His Name

Parashat Nasso (Lift Up)    Bamidbar (Numbers) 4:21-7:89 Haftarah: Judges 13:2-25 This week’s parashah contains one of the most well-known and beloved blessings in all of Scripture—the Priestly Blessing, also known as the Aaronic Blessing. … Read More

Vowing to be Set Apart

Parashat Nasso (Lift Up) Bamidbar (Numbers) 4:21-7:89 Haftarah: Judges 13:2-25 In this week’s Parashah, we read of a very special vow that a person could take upon themselves, which is the vow of the Nazirite: … Read More

Paul’s Zeal for the Kingdom

Parashat Nasso (Lift Up) Bamidbar (Numbers) 4:21-7:89 Haftarah: Judges 13:2-25 In my most recent commentary, I wrote that just like the Levites, we His followers are called to take care of God’s kingdom on this … Read More

Abstaining for a Greater Purpose

Parashat Nasso (Lift Up) Bamidbar (Numbers) 4:21–7:89 Haftarah: Judges 13:2–25 The Western world in which most of us live is full of indulgences. While there is no problem with enjoying nice things, our human inclination … Read More

A Special Vow

Parashat Nasso (Lift Up) Bamidbar (Numbers) 4:21–7:89 Haftarah: Judges 13:2–25 In this week’s Parasha, we read of a very special vow that a person can take upon him or herself: Again the LORD spoke to Moses, … Read More

The Privilege of a Blessing

Parashat Nasso (Lift Up) Bamidbar (Numbers) 4:21–7:89 In our reading this week, we find a very special prayer and blessing which is possibly one of the most well-known blessings, known as the Priestly blessing, or … Read More

Parashat Nasso (Lift Up)

Bamidbar (Numbers) 4:21-7:89 This week’s reading introduces us to a sometimes-difficult concept to understand in the Tanakh (Hebrew scriptures), which is “clean versus unclean”. The Lord instructs the Children of Israel to send away those … 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