Bamidbar archive
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‘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... -
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... -
Tragically, the safe rooms were not so safe. D’var Torah for Shavuot.
Tragically, the safe rooms were not so safe. That is something I think about every single day. Ever since I stood in the safe rooms of Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Read more... -
Why the wilderness? D’var Torah for Parshat Bamidbar.
Transcript: Why the wilderness? Surely the Torah didn’t need to use that term ‘Bemidbar’ and yet at the commencement of this week’s portion which is at the beginning of a Read more... -
Matot Massei: What difference does it make where we live?
Transcript The maths doesn’t add up. In Parshat Maasei we’re told how six cities of refuge were established for our people: three which were to be west of the River Read more... -
Pinchas: What would it be like without you?
Transcript A rabbi once returned to his shul after a vacation. One of his congregants said to him, “Rabbi, you should have been here to see what it’s like without Read more... -
Balak: Every one of us can make time sacred!
Transcript Where do we find the festivals of Pesach, Shavuot and Succot in Parshat Balak? The parsha tells us that after Bilam had cruelly struck his donkey three times, Hashem Read more... -
Korach: Humour can be dangerous!
Transcript Humour is wonderful, but humour can also be dangerous. The Talmud recognises the power of humour and therefore recommends that whenever one is giving a talk, a presentation or Read more...
