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Parshat Pinchas

Harry was so close to the mirror now that his nose was nearly touching that of his reflection. “Mom,” he whispered. “Dad,” … Harry was looking at his family, for the first time in his life … – The Philosopher’s Stone   Walking or driving the streets these last few weeks you probably found it [...]



The Empowerment of Encouragement – Parsha insights – Pinchas (Sages of Mussar)

The Saba of Kelm taught, “A little bit holds a great deal.” Meaning, there are some things in life that produce a powerful benefit in small doses. One of these “small dynamos” is encouragement. For instance, when HaShem appointed Yehoshua to succeed Moshe as the leader of Klal Yisrael, Moshe said to him, “Be strong [...]



Parshas Pinchas

When Tzelafchad’s daughters told Moshe that their father was not part of Korach’s rebellion (27:3), which was a personal attack against Moshe, how could Moshe possibly judge their case impartially, knowing that Tzelafchad had been one of his own supporters? For this reason, Moshe was forced to bring their case directly “before God” (v. 5), to obtain [...]



New “Daily Dose of Torah” (iBook)

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 [...]



Parshat Pinchas (5770)

Steganography is a new word I have learned this week, defined in the dictionary as, “The art or practice of concealing a message, image, or file within another message, image, or file.”   Steganography was used by the cabal of Russian spies recently arrested in the USA to communicate intelligence information back to “Moscow Central.” [...]