On Parents and Teachers (Pinchas, Covenant & Conversation) Just beneath the surface of this week’s Parsha is an exceptionally poignant story. It occurs in the context of Moses’ prayer that God appoint a successor as leader of the Jewish people. One hi... See more
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The Hardest Word to Hear (Balak, Covenant & Conversation) The story of Bilaam, the pagan prophet, begins with a bewildering set of non-sequiturs. It involves a sequence of events that seems to have no logic. First, the background. The Israelites are a... See more
It is one of the most perplexing, even disturbing, passages in the Torah. Moses the faithful shepherd, who has led the Israelites for forty years, is told that he will not live to cross the Jordan and enter the Promised Land. No one has cast a longer shad... See more
Why Was Moses Not Destined to Enter the Land? (Chukat) It is one of the most perplexing, even disturbing, passages in the Torah. Moses the faithful shepherd, who has led the Israelites for forty years, is told that he will not live to cross the Jordan and... See more
