Weekly Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 13

July 30, 2022; Av 2, 5782

Parsha ­In this week’s Parsha, the Bnei Gad and Bnei Reuvain asked Moshe Rabbeinu to permit them to remain outside of Eretz Yisrael so they could inherit land that they said was more suitable for their abundant livestock.

They told Moshe, "We will build enclosures for our livestock here and cities for our children.” (Bamidbar 32:16) When Moshe responded, he switched the order of the request citing first the need to care for the children and then the need to care for the livestock...

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Weekly Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 12

July 23, 2022; Tamuz 24, 5782

Parsha 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 Posuk, 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 2, Issue 11

July 16, 2022; Tamuz 17, 5782

Parsha After Bilaam invited Balak’s messengers to sleep over at his house, Hashem asked Bilaam who the messengers were. Bilaam responded:

“And Bilaam said to Hashem, ‘Balak Ben Tzipor, the King of Moav, sent them to me.’” (Numbers 22:10)

Why did Bilaam add that Balak was the king of Moav? Didn’t Hashem know who Balak was?

The Ohr HaChaim explains that by adding that Balak was the king of Moav, Bilaam was telling Hashem that he had invited Balak’s messengers to sleep in his home out of Kavod Malchus – respect for royalty. We know, in fact, from an earlier Rashi that Bilaam’s underlying motivation was far less noble...

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