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Parshat Bamidbar 5779
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in this week's parsha the pattern according to which Bnei Yisrael encamped in the desert and the way they travelled. There were three tribes in each of the four directions, each group encamping under a joint flag. And in the middle was the Mishkan, surrounded by the camp of the Levi'im, as t Read more...
Parshat Balak 5784
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in this week’s parsha that when Bilam’s donkey sees the angel of Gd in front of him, he veers off the path. Bilam, who doesn’t see the angel, hits the animal in order to get him to continue moving forward. The angel then gets closer to the donkey, causing him to move furthe Read more...
Parshat Balak 5783
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in this week’s parsha how Bilam tried to curse Bnei Yisrael, but instead he blesses them. The first time Bilam attempts to curse Bnei Yisrael, the pasuk says (Chapter 23, Pasuk 5), וישם ד' דבר בפי בלעם. The Torah seems to tell us that Hashem put the proper words into the Read more...
Parshat Pinchas 5783
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in the beginning of this week’s parsha the command to count Bnei Yisrael. This counting takes place after the episode of Pinchas taking the life of Zimri and Kozbi. Pinchas’s action ended the plague which resulted from the sin of Ba’al Pe’or where Bnei Yisrael sinned Read more...
