June 26, 2024 | 20 Sivan, 5784 | Torah Portion: Sh'lach, Numbers 13:1-15:41 | Haftorah: Joshua 2:1-24
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A Time for Humility
This week we read the parsha of Shlach-the sending forth of the meraglim {spies} to scout out Eretz Yisroel {the Land of Israel}.
After ...read more
With Strings Attached
"...and remember all the commandments of Hashem..." (15:39)
The Torah stipulates that the tzitzis should serve as a reminder of our ...read more
Tzitzis
Once upon a time
Shlomo and Immanuel were sharing a canoe on their camp overnight trip. Just as they passed a particularly swampy looking ...read more
Gentle Reminders
The universal image of the devout Jew is a praying figure wrapped in a tallis, but it is not the tallis that is significant. Rather, it is the ...read more
It’s Time
WHEN I CHOSE to make aliyah, I was still single and it had little to do with this week’s parsha. Even though I could not have imagined living in ...read more
Haftorah Commentary Parshas Shlach
Yehoshua 2:1
This week's haftorah reveals to us the power of perfect faith and the miraculous events that can result from such inner strength. ...read more
A Matter of Perspective
This week we read about the twelve spies who were sent to scout out the Land of Canaan. Their mission of surveillance was meant to prepare the ...read more
Missing Much More than Half
And when the people complained, it displeased HASHEM; and HASHEM heard it; and His anger was kindled; and the fire of HASHEM burnt among them, ...read more
Genuine Humility
Moshe the man was very humble, more than any person on the face of the earth.[1]
This is an extremely important statement about Moshe Rabbenu, ...read more
Face to Face
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Volume 38, No. 36
16 Sivan 5784
June 22, 2024
Near the end of this week’s Parashah, we read of the uniqueness of Moshe Rabbeinu’s ...read more
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Chapter 8, Law 5(a) – The Final Revenge
The revenge that there is no revenge worse than it is that the soul will be cut off and will not merit life [in the World to Come], as it is ...read more
Chapter 5, Mishna 21(a) : Beyond the Bounds – Part I
Anyone who brings the many towards merit -- a sin will not come about through him. And anyone who brings the many to sin will not be given the ...read more
Waiting in a Hotel Lobby
QUESTION 60:
There are two buses that go from the Wall Street area to Monsey in the evening, about 40 minutes apart. One day I just missed ...read more
Lashon Hara
Dear Rabbi Travis,
I really battle knowing what lashon hara is and what isn't. If I need to get advice about a problem with another person, I ...read more
Hungry and Thirsty
"Hunger and thirst are considered sickness. If a person can concentrate on tefillah before he eats, then he should do so. Otherwise he may eat ...read more
Who Hast Not Made Me a Woman: A Summary of Student Responses
HI LEAH,
You are the first person that has been able to describe the concept of the not making me a woman prayer in a way I can understand. I ...read more
Chapter 8, Law 4 – The Mystery of the World to Come
[Scripture] refers to the World to Come using many different allegorical names: 'the mountain of G-d,' 'His holy place,' 'the way of holiness,' ...read more
Chapter 5, Mishna 20: Endless Arguments
Any dispute which is for the sake of Heaven will ultimately endure, and one which is not for the sake of Heaven will not ultimately endure. What ...read more
Chapter 8, Law 3 – The Three Souls of Man
Whenever the 'soul' is referenced in this discussion, it does not [refer to] the soul which requires a body, but the 'form of the soul' ("tzuras ...read more
Chapter 5, Mishna 19: True Love
Any love which is dependent on something, when the 'something' ceases, the love ceases. Any love which is not dependent on anything will never ...read more