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Parshat Matos Masei 5783
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in the beginning of the first of this week’s parshiyot (Chapter 30, Pasuk 2), וידבר משה אל ראשי המטות לבני ישראל לאמר זה הדבר אשר צוה ד'. Rashi comments that the prophesy of Moshe was unique, as compared to the other prophets. They prophesie Read more...
Parshat Bamidbar 5784
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We begin reading this week sefer Bamidbar which begins with the words, וידבר ד' אל משה במדבר סיני. The Medrash Rabbah (1, 7) teaches on this pasuk that the Torah is acquired in three ways, with fire, with water, and with the Midbar. The connection to Midbar, or desert, is that on Read more...
Parshat Naso 5784
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in this week’s parsha that one of the prohibitions of a Nazir, is that he may not become Tameh. If he accidentally becomes Tameh, as the pasuk says (Chapter 6, Pasuk 9), וכי ימות מת עליו בפתע פתאם, he needs to restart his Nezirus. But first, he shaves off all his h Read more...
Parshat Behaaloscha 5784
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in this week’s parsha that the Levi’im were singled out for service in the Mishkan. They did their Avodah in the Mishkan from the age of thirty until fifty. But after fifty, they ceased their Avodah, as the pasuk states (Chapter 8, Pasuk 25), ולא יעבוד עוד. Rashi expla Read more...
