Bamidbar archive
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A Message of Hope During Challenging Times: D’var Torah for Parshat Pinchas
The saddest period of our calendar is charged with much hope and promise for the Jewish people. This coming Shabbat we will be reading the first chapter of Jeremiah. That’s Read more... -
Should We Pray Quickly or Slowly? D’var Torah for Parshat Beha’alotecha
This is such a pertinent question, I guess within every single synagogue throughout the world. And we have an insight into the answer from the Gemara in Masechet Brachot, (Daf Read more... -
The Key to Giving a Good Blessing: D’var Torah for Parshat Nasso
Our understanding of one tiny word will provide us with the key to giving a good blessing. In Parashat Nasso, Hashem presents us with the words of the priestly blessing, Read more... -
The Symbolism of the Desert: D’var Torah for Parshat Bamidbar
Why are deserts so important within Jewish tradition? So important, in fact, that the Torah was given to us in a desert — something we remember every year on the Read more... -
Why was a whole tribe split in two? D’var Torah for Parshat Matot-Masei.
Why was a whole tribe split in two? At the end of the book of Bemidbar, we’re told the fascinating details of how two and a half tribes, Reuven, Gad Read more... -
The best invitation you’ll ever get. D’var Torah for Parshat Pinchas.
What’s the best way for us to make people to want to come to Shul? In Parshat Pinchas, the Torah reveals to us details of the major festivals and the Read more... -
Kosher on the inside? D’var Torah for Parshat Balak.
How is it possible that we name one of the key portions of the Torah, after the evil king of the Moabites, Balak? It is in the Parsha of Balak, Read more... -
‘The best way to influence people’. D’var Torah for Parshat Chukat.
People will most likely be influenced by you, if they know that you love them. In Parshat Chukat, we’re told about the sad passing of Aharon, the High Priest, and Read more... -
‘One word says it all’. D’var Torah for Parshat Korach.
One word says it all. Every single word of our Torah is sacred, and they all impart such beautiful, enduring messages. But, so very often, the very beginning of a Read more... -
‘Our children are watching’. D’var Torah for Parshat Shelach Lecha.
When should I wear a garment in order that I, not others, should notice it? The answer comes at the end of Parshat Shelach Lecha. In the third paragraph of Read more...
