To Vow or Not to Vow
In the opening verses of Matot we read a verse that states, “If a man makes a vow to the Lord or makes an oath to prohibit himself, he shall not violate his word;...
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Matot Part Two
In Matot part two we examine the 21 century understanding of this portion. It is significant that the final war fought by the Children of Israel prior to their entry into the land was...
The Consequences of Desire and Free Choice
On the face of it, the request of the Gadites and the Reubenites to settle east of the Jordan River appears quite decent and worthy. But Moses raised two arguments against them: 1. How...
Matot: Rabbi Avraham
By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum On this and the following Shabbos we complete our annual study of the book of BAMIDBAR (Numbers) by reading its two lengthy closing parshiyos, MATOS and MAS’EY, together. This year...
Torah for the Nations: Judaism 101
By Azamra.org To read and study the full course click on this link: CLICK HERE 3. The Torah & the Noahide Code EMUNAH is usually translated into English with the words “faith” or “belief”,...
Whats the Point of the 17th of Tammuz
Discover the point to the 17th of Tammuz. Why do we mourn and fast? During the Three Weeks, from 17th of Tammuz to the 9th of Av, we commemorate the conquest of Jerusalem, the...
Kabbalah 101 Intro to Sefirot
By Rabbi Yaakov Cohen at TORCH Centre Houston A sefirah (pl. sefirot) is a channel of Divine energy or life-force. This most fundamental concept of Kabbalah is that in the process of creation an...
Pinchas Part Two
In Pinchas part two we discuss the connection to the story of Pinchas to righteousness in our age. Our age is obsessed with the search for peace. How ironic that the more everyone runs...
Will the Real Pinchas Please Stand
The identification of Pinchas with Elijah, by means of the known Agaddic statement that “Pinchas is Elijah,” is an attempt by some of the Sages to describe the mysterious figure of the prophet. Not...
Pinchas | Part One
Pin’has (פִּינְחָס — Hebrew for “Phinehas,” a name, the sixth word and the first distinctive word in the parashah) is the 41st weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah...
Pinchas: Rabbi Abraham
By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading PINCHAS, Numbers 25:10-30:1 PINCHAS, PRINCE OF PEACE “Pinchas son of Elazar son of Aaron the Priest turned away My wrath from upon the Children of Israel in his...
