Weekly Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 14

August 6, 2022; Av 9, 5782

Parsha The first Passuk in Sefer Dvarim tells us that Moshe Rabbeinu delivered words of rebuke in front of “all the Bnei Yisroel.” Why was it necessary for Moshe to deliver his rebuke to everyone? From a logistical standpoint, gathering all of Bnei Yisroel would seem to be a difficult task. Wouldn’t it have been sufficient to gather most of Beni Yisroel and the others would have heard Moshe’s message from those in attendance? Imagine a school principal waiting for every single student to be present in order to deliver his message. Why would that be necessary?...

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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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