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Parshat Balak 5782
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in this week’s parsha when Bilam attempts to curse Bnei Yisrael, Hashem put words of blessing into his mouth instead. Rav Tzadok infers this from the pasuk (Chapter 22, Pasuk 20) ואך את הדבר אשר אדבר אליך אתו תעשה; surely the pasuk should read, whatever I tel Read more...
Parshat Pinchas 5782
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in the beginning of this week’s parsha that Pinchas was the son of Elazar and the grandson of Aharon Hakohen. Rashi, quoting the Gemara in Sanhedrin 82B, teaches that the Torah emphasizes this because everyone was demeaning Pinchas and his lineage. How could someone whose grandfather w Read more...
Parshat Matos 5782
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in the beginning of this week’s parsha the mitzvah of Nedarim; of making vows and the obligation to fulfill one’s words. Why does this mitzvah appear at the end of sefer Bamidbar, as Bnei Yisrael get ready to enter Eretz Yisrael? The other mitzvos we read about, conquering and in Read more...
Parshat Masei 5782
Rabbi Jablinowitz
We read in this week’s parsha the different stations of Bnei Yisrael’s sojourn in the desert. The very first pasuk in the parsha connects their travels with their leaving Mitzrayim, as the pasuk states (Chapter 33, Pasuk 1), אלה מסעי בני ישראל אשר יצאו מארץ מצ Read more...
