Mah tovu oholecha Yaakov, mishke’notecha Yisrael – Your tents are so good, O Jacob, (and) your dwellings, O Israel! A handful of people have trampled upon others in grief and despair. They have shamed themselves, destroyed a newspaper and damaged trust in the free press. It will be a long time before that trust is [...]
“He will Crouch…Like a Lion” (24:9) The “crouching lion” is a metaphor for the might of the Jewish people lying dormant during the time of exile (Bereishis Rabah 98:7). But a lion can never be fully tamed, for it is “one of the five types of wild animals which are predisposed to cause damage by their [...]
A nobleman heard that a doctor in a distant country had formulated an ointment that renders a person invulnerable. Since he often traveled through dark forests, he made his way to the inventor and purchased the ointment. Before leaving for home, he applied the ointment to every part of his body. On the path home [...]
New Artscroll iBook: “Daily Dose of Torah, Series 2 – “Volume 10: Weeks of Pinchas through Korach” by Rabbi Yosaif Asher Weiss for people on the go. For people who make their minutes count. For people who want the stimulation of classic Torah sources every single day. Even if you have a regular learning program, A [...]
“I hope you heard that? She called me a noble steed … she thinks I’m a steed!” – Donkey in Shrek I Long before the Shrek script was written the idea of a talking donkey was making the rounds. But this one was not for comedy effect, it was for real. In this week’s parshah [...]
