Pathways Pinchas 5771

July 14th, 2011, In Articles, BaMidbar, Pathways, by Yossi Katz

Dvar Torah for Parshat Pinchas

July 13th, 2011, In BaMidbar, Parsha, by Ozer Bergman

Based on Likutey Moharan I, Lesson #30 “Moshe spoke to God, saying, ‘Let the Omnipotent God of all souls appoint a man over the community … Let God’s community not be like sheep without a shepherd.’ God said to Moshe, ‘Take Yehoshua son of Nun, a man of spirit, and lay your hands upon him.’ … Continue Reading

Parsha Pearls Balak 5771

July 8th, 2011, In BaMidbar, Parsha, by Chaim Kramer

22:5        Balak sent messengers to Bilaam. Spiritual Power is Expressed Through the Mouth Balak, king of Moav, saw that the Israelites had overcome Sichon and Og, who until then had been undefeated. Balak was told that the Israelites drew their strength from Moshe, whose power was in his mouth—i.e., in the power of his prayer. … Continue Reading

What’s the Matter With Us?

July 1st, 2011, In BaMidbar, Parsha, by Ozer Bergman

Dvar Torah for Parshat Chukat Based on Likutey Moharan II, Lesson #111 “The saga makers therefore say, ‘Come to Cheshbon!’” (Numbers 21:27). [Rebbe Nachman] answered him, “Through prayer it is possible to achieve everything, everything good: Torah, spiritual practices and every type of holiness.” If you are a craftsman or an artist, you appreciate good … Continue Reading

Parsha Pearls Chukas 5771

June 30th, 2011, In BaMidbar, by Chaim Kramer

19:14      This is the Torah, a man who would die in a tent. We Must Strive to Come to the Core of the Torah There is a “palace of Torah” that a person can enter and then walk through from room to room—that is to say, from idea to idea, whether those of others or … Continue Reading

A Midrash for Monday

June 27th, 2011, In Articles, BaMidbar, Parsha, by Ozer Bergman

A Midrash for Monday A gentile once posed the following question to Rebbe Yochanan ben Zakai. “Some of the things you Jews do seem like voodoo. You take a cow and burn it, grind it and gather its ashes. If one of you becomes tamei (ritually impure) by being in contact with a corpse, you … Continue Reading