אֵיכָה יָשְׁבָה בָדָד, הָעִיר רַבָּתִי עָם--הָיְתָה, כְּאַלְמָנָה; רַבָּתִי בַגּוֹיִם, שָׂרָתִי בַּמְּדִינוֹת--הָיְתָה, לָמַס - Alas, how is it possible that she dwells alone, the city (J’lem) that was so full of people has become like a widow!  She was great amongst the nations, a princess amongst...

In this week’s parsha, Parshas Pinchas, we learn of the Bnos Tzelafchad, the five daughters of Tzelafchad, who desired a portion in the Land, as their father died without leaving sons.  וַתִּקְרַבְנָה בְּנוֹת צְלָפְחָד, בֶּן-חֵפֶר בֶּן-גִּלְעָד בֶּן-מָכִיר בֶּן-מְנַשֶּׁה, לְמִשְׁפְּחֹת, מְנַשֶּׁה בֶן-יוֹסֵף; וְאֵלֶּה, שְׁמוֹת בְּנֹתָיו--מַחְלָה נֹעָה, וְחָגְלָה...

In this week’s parsha, Parshas Korach, we learn of the rebellion of Korach and his congregation, as they hope to overthrow the leadership of Moshe and Aharon.  The rebellion stems from Korach’s jealousy of his first cousins: Moshe is the king, Aharon the High Priest,...

At the end of this week’s action packed parsha, Parshas Beha’aloscha, the Torah tells us that Miriam and Aharon spoke questionable, negative words about their brother, Moshe Rabbeinu.  Rashi tells us that they spoke about Moshe separating from his wife, for hadn’t Hashem spoken to...