Parshat Chukat 07/04/2008
by Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair
Without Torah we are doomed to a pathetic transitory existence in this world. The Torah is called Rachmana because the future comes from the womb, and it is...
Jewish history is littered with the remains of false messianism and illusory open roads. God alone controls our timetables. The prophet told us in His Name “in its appointed...
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The greatest of all of the prophets and leaders of the Jewish people will accompany his generation to the grave without realizing his life’s ambition of coming to the Land of...
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Who is the "malach" that Moshe said had taken the people out of Egypt? Rashi says that the "malach" refers to Moshe himself and cites this as a proof that a prophet can...
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The night was dark. The moon’s silver light was obscured by clouds. The beaten marchers were surrounded by SS guards who had fallen asleep at their posts. A whisper quickly...
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By that the Torah meant that in spite of all of the blows, losses and tragedies that are unavoidable in human existence, we must always choose life in order to continue to...
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And yet with Korach and his followers, Moshe adopts a hard line and uncompromising stance. The Torah always notes when the behavior of great people appears on the surface to...
The next night at 2:00 AM there’s a thunderous knock on the door. The stranger is there demanding to visit his spot. The owner is compelled to let him in. The stranger begins...
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What had the spies done so awfully wrong that the Nation of Israel was denied entry to the Holy land for forty years? A great deal of ink has been used trying to explain their...
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The Leviyim had passed many tests. They did not serve the Golden Calf, they circumcised their children in Mitzrayim and in the wilderness and always remained true to the...
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