Creating Doubt and its High Cost-Parshat Ki Teitzei
Parshat Ki Teitzei “You shall have a full and honest weight, [and] a full and honest ephah measure, in order that your days will be prolonged on the land which Hashem, your God, gives you. For whoever does these things [deceptive measurement], whoever perpetrates such injustice, is an abomination to God, your God” (Deuteronomy 25:15-16). […]
The Primordial Torah-Parshat Devarim
Parshat Devarim “So I [Moses] sent messengers from the desert of Kedemot to Sichon, king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying, Allow me to pass through your land: I will go along by the highway, I will turn neither to the right nor to the left” (Deuteronomy 2:26). The Talmud tells us that the […]
Understanding Prophecy- Parshat Balak
Parshat Balak The portion of Balak recounts the attempt of Balak, the king of Moav, to hire the heathen prophet Balaam to curse the nation of Israel. Balak was terrified that his country would be overrun by Israel as they approached their entry into the Land of Israel. The portion tells the story of how […]