Beha'alotecha archive
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Two key features of outstanding Jewish leadership. D’var Torah for Beha’alotecha.
Here are two key features of outstanding Jewish leadership… They are presented to us in Parshat Beha’alotecha. The Leviim, the ancient Levites, were the spiritual leaders of our people. Read more... -
Beha’alotecha: “I was filled with dread and I panicked.” Why?
Transcript: I was filled with dread and I panicked. What had happened? I had given an address to a large audience and then I stepped down from the stage without Read more... -
A post-pandemic lesson from Parshat Beha’alotecha
Transcript: Aharon was great because he never changed. In Parshat Behaalotecha the Torah tells us about the great privilege that Aharon the High Priest had to kindle the menorah. Following Read more... -
Beha’alotecha: Exacerbating Jewish suffering?
Transcript What can make Jewish suffering even worse for us? In Parshat Beha’alotecha, the Torah tells us about a tragic episode relating to ‘vehasafsuf asher bekirbo’ – the mixed multitude Read more... -
D’var Torah: Beha’alotecha
How do we know that every single one of us can feel our own special connection to the Torah? Parshat Behaalotecha tells us “וַאֲר֨וֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָ֜ה נֹסֵ֣עַ לִפְנֵיהֶ֗ם – the ark Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Beha’alotecha
Our efforts in one mitzvah will always help lead to another… Why is this mitzvah different from others? Throughout the Torah when Hashem presents a mitzvah, He commands Moshe to Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Beha’alotecha
In this week’s D’var Torah for Beha’alotecha, the Chief Rabbi explains how one can achieve greatness whilst still remaining humble. Can one be truly humble and also be the greatest Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Beha’alotecha
In his D’var Torah this week, the Chief Rabbi asks us the question: Is it better to pray quickly or slowly? How long should a prayer take? The Gemarah in Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Beha’alotcha
In his D’var Torah for this week, the Chief Rabbi expounds on the remarkable relevance of the number 70 to Jewish life. The full transcript appears below. There is a Read more...