Weekly Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 39

August 3, 2024; 28 Tammuz, 5784 Sponsored anonymously for the Refuah Shleimah of Yair Nissan Ben Sara

“We will build sheep pens for our livestock here, and cities for our children.” (BaMidbar 32:16)

The tribes of Gad and Reuven (“Tribes”) were certainly on a high spiritual level. They were part of the Dor De’ah, the generation that left Egypt and saw Hashem’s numerous miracles - the greatest generation that ever lived. And yet, on a subtle level, the Tribes were driven by an apparent drive for material possessions. After having arrived at land that was directly east of the land of Israel, they noted its fertile quality and expressed a desire to settle there instead of Israel, to benefit their flocks...

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 38

July 27, 2024; 21 Tammuz, 5784 Sponsored anonymously L’Ilui Nishmas Goldah Shprintzah bas Pinchas

In this week’s Parsha, the Bnos Tzlafchad are concerned about the legacy of their father and approach Moshe Rabbeinu about the laws of inheritance. “Why should our father's name be eliminated from his family because he had no son? Give us a portion along with our father's brothers.” (Bamidbar 27:4) In the next verse, the Torah says that Moshe brought their “Mishpatan” their case, before Hashem. But the word “Mishpatan” is written with a very large “Nun” at the end of the word. What is the reason for the large Nun?...

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 37

July 13, 2024; 7 Tammuz, 5784 Sponsored anonymously L’Ilui Nishmas Sara Eidel Bas Mordechai

In Israel, there is a property tax called “Arnona”. It is a tax imposed on the residents of a municipality for the purpose of financing the operations of the local authority. The main criteria for the amount of property tax that one must pay are: (1) The use of the property (residential, commercial, offices, etc.), (2) the particular area in which the property is located, and (3) the income level of the resident. Parenthetically, there was a different tax called Arnona mentioned in the Talmud which was imposed by the Roman Empire. However, the property tax that we are referring to was first introduced during the British Mandate in 1934...

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