Just before entering the Promised Land, two and a half of the Twelve Tribes ask for special permission to settle on the other side of the Jordan River. If they were meant to settle in that place, then why didn’t G-d assign it to them to begin with? And if they were not meant to...
Category - How to Study Torah
Each class examines a verse or verses from the weekly Torah portion and shows how to understand the simple meaning of the text according to the explanations of the foremost Biblical commentaries of all time.
Learn about the unusual procedure by which the Tribes of Israel were assigned to their portion in the Land. What does this teach us about providence...
When King Balak hired the evil prophet Bilam to curse the Jews, G-d told Bilam, (Bamidbar 22:12) “Do not curse the nation for they are blessed...
One of the most infamous events in the Bible is Moses’ striking the rock to bring forth water. Why did Moses do what he did? Was it a mistake...
Can anything grow from a wooden staff? Learn about the miraculous test that proved the legitimacy of Aaron’s priestly status.
Before entering the land of Israel, Moses sent twelve spies to scout out the land. Follow the spies on their journey through the Holy Land. Where did...
Long before the Maccabees, there was the original menorah that was lit in the Holy Temple as part of the daily ritual officiated by the priests. How...
And it was that on the day that Moses finished erecting the Mishkan, he anointed it, sanctified it, and all its vessels, and the altar and all its...
In the census of the Jewish people, Moses counted all men eligible for military conscription, that is all who were twenty years of age and older. Why...
What does the Torah say about this thankfully antiquated practice? If slavery as an institution is recognized by the Bible, how do we reconcile this...