The City of Sight
After the Torah teaches us the laws of dividing of the Land of Israel amongst the tribes and families, it…
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A Hopeful Vision of the Future
Immediately before the dramatic story of Moshe hitting the rock, the Torah tells us that Miriam passed away. Chazal understand…
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Freeing Jerusalem
This week’s parsha is brimming with case studies in monetary law. The Torah discusses the laws of damages, deposits, loans…
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An Audience of One
Our parsha begins with a list of the names of the people who went down to Mitzrayim. While many of…
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Fetishism, The Golden Calf and Jerusalem
Commentators struggle to locate the root of the Jewish people’s precipitous fall from the heights of the Giving of the…
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