Torah

Is there any REST in this Journey called Life? Parasha Devarim is the last book of our Torah. ;And is referred to as ;"Mishneh Torah" which is translated as "repetition of the Torah." ;Our Sages teach us that the entire Book of Devarim was spoken by Moses to the Jewish people during the last fe...

What do my choices say about me? As we all know in this Parasha we learn about how Klal Yisroel were about to enter the Land of Israel. ;And then the tribes of Reuben and Gad made a very very peculiar request from Moshe. ;Does this make sense at all? ;Don't forget that when the entire nation l...

Have you been searching for G-d? As we all know, the "hero" of this Parasha earns the distinct honor of having the Parasha named after him. ;Of course, we are talking about Pinchas. ;(In fact, out of all the fifty-four Parashiot in the Torah, only six of them are named after a person!) ;Pincha...

Baal Shem Tov (the original below) advises us about a change of paradigm when we are triggered by an object of our lust. Contemplate about the source of this person's beauty: Isn't it G-d Himself? And if so, why settle for a mere part (chelek), why lust after an external beauty or pleasure, when ...

The Midrash gives a mashal to a hunter who was pursuing a bird and the bird flew off and landed on a statue of the king. if he shoots an arrow it may damage the statue. if he throws a stone he would be guilty of stoning an image of the king and forfeit his life. ; So to, Bilaam cursed Amalek and ...

; ויחל העם לזנות אל בנות מואב “And the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab..” How did we FALL? ;We were so HOLY! Parashas Balak tells the story of Balaam, the Greatest Prophet of the Gentile Nations who was hired by King Balak of Moab. ;Balak was freaking out becaus...

זאת חקת התורה “This is THE DECREE of the Torah..” Will we ever know the answer? Parasha Chukas has been declared ;The Quintessential limit of Man’s understanding of G-d’s Ways. ; Sages have grappled for all of time to find some common sense logical way of explaining how the ashes of the Parah ...

Here's a milsa debidichusah. Today I was discussing with some friends about how many Chassidim don't say Tachnun on a Yartzeit of a "Tzadik Mefursam", and many times Chassidim will find the Yartzeit of a "Tzadik Mefursam" on every single day of the year. So I thought that maybe that was the machl...

Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler zt”l (Michtav Me’Eliyahu vol. 4) explains how it happened that a smart man like ;Korach ;acted so foolishly. What he says, applies to each of us as well - so listen carefully! He quotes Rav Hai Gaon (in his responsa), who brings the following story: A lion wanted to tear apa...

Have you ever said something that you later regretted? Were you angry or jealous and felt like to had to yell or scream? ;It's like we just can't help ourselves. ; And so we open our Big Mouth and we let it all out. ;Never mind how the other person is going to feel after you unload on them. ...