(3-4 Minute Read) Numbers 19:1 – 22:1 In the Torah portion of Chukkat, the text first begins with the Almighty dictating the guidelines for the red heifer allowing for all future forms of ritual purification. Miriam died, and the community…
(4-5 Minute Read) Numbers 16:1-18:32 Korach and his band of mutinous Levites and other rebels, including Datan and Aviram, define the parasha, or Torah portion, of the same name. Korach and his supporters approached Moses and Aaron, accusing them of…
(3-4 Minute Read) Numbers 13:1-15:41 Shelakh lekha is a Hebrew phrase meaning “Send for yourself,” and is the key theme of the parasha, or Torah portion, of the same name. The parasha begins with the Holy One, Blessed Be He,…
(3 – 4 Minute Read) Leviticus 26:2-27:34 Bechukkotai defines in great detail exactly what tragedies would befall the Jewish people for forsaking the Holy One, Blessed Be He, as well as His Torah. And not by coincidence, the Torah description…
(3 – 4 Minute Read) Leviticus 25:1-26:2 In the Torah parshah, or portion, of Behar, the Holy One, Blessed Be He, first outlines the process of the sabbatical and jubilee years. G-d also details the rules for the temporary sale…
