by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
In this week’s Torah portion, we read about the death of Miriam the prophetess, sister of Moses and Aaron. Immediately following her death, the water ceased flowing from the rock (Num.20:1-2). The people complained to Moses. The people thus contended with Moses...
by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
In this week’s Torah portion, Korach son of Yizhar of the tribe of Levi leads a rebellion of two hundred fifty men against God and Moses. In their initial complaint, Korach and his followers attacked Moses and Aaron for seizing power. It goes without saying that...
by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
The main narrative in this week’s Torah portion tells the story of the sin of the spies. The children of Israel sent spies to the land of Canaan to scout out the land and report back to the people. The spies came back with a negative report of the promised land. They...
by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
There is a strange and unique phenomenon in the middle of this week’s Torah portion. Two verses, Numbers 10:35-36, are written between an unusual marking in the Torah. Two backward and upside-down nuns are actually written into the traditional text of the Torah, one...
by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
In this week’s Torah portion, we find the priestly blessing, the three verses that God commanded the Kohanim, the priests from the family of Aaron, to recite when blessing the children of Israel. Each of the three verses of the priestly blessing is made up of two...
