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On the posuk “The wise man has his eyes on his head”[1] one can ask an obvious question, is it just the wise man who has eyes on his head? Everyone has eyes on their head, even animals! To understand the meaning behind this cryptic posuk the Zohar explains that a man is not permitted to walk four amos ...
Why
the
rooster?
Why in Birchas Hashachar is the first brocha thanking the rooster for understanding the difference between day and night?
Why is it a brocha we say every day and why is it first and therefore the most important?
The rooster crows when it is still dark. To the human eye ...
Shabbos – pikuach nefesh:
Horav Yissachar Frand, Shlita, tells the story of the Z'vilerRebbe, Horav Gedaliah Moshe Goldman, who was interred in a Siberian labor camp during World War II. It was a miserable, back-breaking experience, but at least the one solace was that it was not a Nazi extermination camp. One Shabbos, the commandant summoned...
*The following segment is a brief outline of tefillas for the wedding day. Please print this out and use it for the Big Day to focus on the Prayers that will be the foundation of your future lives* On your wedding day Hashem listens to all your prayers. Heavens gates are opened to your prayers so ask for anything and everything! (Speak in English to ask...
Watch renowned Rabbi Yechiel Emanuel giving a few minute dvar Torah especially for ShortVort.com. Rabbi Yechiel Emanuel came to London age 8 after having spent his first years in South Africa. From there he went on to study in the Gateshead and Mir Yeshivos. In 2000 together with Nechama, he moved to Israel for six and a half years. During this...
I was taking a journey many of you have taken. A quick, simple 5 hour flight from Israel to England. The only thing was that this time it was not quick or simple and it was a trip that I will never forget. On Thursday August 6th my family and I were on the Jet2 plane that made an emergency landing in Budapest after a cabin pressure problem. Word...
I was taking a journey many of you have taken. A quick, simple 5 hour flight from Israel to England. The only thing was that this time it was not quick or simple and it was a trip that I will never forget. On Thursday August 6th my family and I were on the Jet2 plane that made an emergency landing in Budapest after a cabin pressure problem. Word...
Parshas Bamidbar; Out for the Count :
This week we are going to ask a question which we have asked several times before with regards to previous parshiyos (e.g Emor, Vayikra). A sedra is named aft...
The gemara in Nedarim (58a) tells us that in order for the Shechina to rest on someone, he must have four attributes; wise, rich, strong, and modest. The Kli Yakar says that grouping of the encampmen...
A brick in the wall is only important because without it the wall will fall. The brick itself has no individual importance. Similarly when Bnei Yisroel went to war with Midyan each Shevet sent 1,000...
"And Hashem spoke to Moshe in Midbar Sinai". Why was the Torah specifically given in a Midbar? The Meforshim explain, since the Midbar is essentially Hefker (ownerless), no one has any particular clai...
The Chidushei HaRim notes that the sedra of Bamidbar generally falls very close to Shavuos. What is the message of this juxtaposition? He answers that parshas Bamidbar is all about Bnei Yisrael's form...
PARSHAS BAMIDBAR - YEHUDA AND YISSOCHOR :
The Parsha devotes considerable time to describing the formations of the tribes. They were arranged in groups of three. The commentaries point out that ...
The sedra and chumash are called 'bamidbar' after the opening pasuk retelling that HaShem spoke to Moshe in the desert. Why is this detail so important that it gets to entitle the sedra? Two answers.....
The order of play of the first part of our sedra is as follows: First, we are told about the princes of each tribe, followed by a reporting of the results of the count of each tribe’s population. Afte...
Bamidbar & Shavuos ; Time v Space
As the saying goes, the best place to start is always the beginning; and here is no exception. Let’s ponder a very interesting question in the very first pasuk in ...
Ish al diglo b’osos l’beis avosam yachanu B’nei Yisroel mi’neged saviv l’ohel moed yachanu (2:2)
Rav Avrohom of Zunsheim, a Rishon and author of Tikkun Tefillin, points out a number of fascinating...
"Hashem spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year after their exodus from the land of Egypt saying: "Take a census of the ...
"And with you shall be one man from each tribe, each man should be the head of his family" (Bamidbar 1:4).
What lesson about life is the Torah conveying with this verse?
A simple and boorish...
Our Parsha describes the detailed census of the Jewish people in the desert. Indeed, for this reason the English name for the sefer Bamidbar is "numbers".
Actually counting Jews directly is forb...
"Count the sons of Levi according to their fathers’ household, according to their families, every male from one month age and up shall you count them (Bamidbar 3;14)"
The counting of the tribe of L...
With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person, which almost went unnoticed last week. Larry La Prise, the man who ...
Parashas Bamidbar – Desert, Water and Fire :
This week we enter the fourth book of the Torah, Bamidbar. Usually translated in English as 'The Book of Numbers', because one of it's major themes whi...
Why is Sukkos followed by Shemini Atzeret, a short one-day continuance, whereas Pesach is not followed by any such brief closing festival? The answer is that the upcoming holiday of Shavuos is really ...
When Hashem revealed Himself to the Jewish people at Har Sinai - the extraordinary event annually commemorated and celebrated on the festival of Shavuos - two things became crystal clear: the reality ...
Rav Chaim Halpern points out that the first Rashi in each Chumash always seems to sing the praises of Klal Yisrael. The first Rashi in Bereishis tells of the present of Eretz Yisrael that HaShem gave ...
The Sforno at the start of our sedra (1:2) reveals what HaShem’s original plan was - what would have happened had we not succumbed to the sin of the spies. We’d have been counted, put into our special...
All the tribes get a mention (several times) in Bamidbar. If so, why is the word for Jews ‘yehudim’ - baring a striking resemblance to the tribe of Yehudah; what about all the other tribes? Here are t...
"Each man according to his camp and each man according to his flag " (1:50)
When the Israelites traveled in the desert, they traveled with flags as per their tribe. There is a controversy, whether ...
BAMIDBAR "And Hashem spoke unto Mosha in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Mishkan.......Count all the Congregation of Israel...." (1:1-2)
A question can be asked, why does the Torah ha...
How does the dicitionary define freedom? “The condition of being free of restraints.” Free from restrictions, no limitations, The ability to do or say whatever I want, whenever I want and with whomever I want. If we did a survey in the high street of any city or town this is probably what most of the general public would answer. But we wouldn't tell our child that... Read More
Family
How many years do we owe our parents?
"Yaakov lived in Mitzrayim for 17 years; and the days of Yaakov, the years of his life were 147 years".
We know from Parshas VaYigash (47:9) that Yaakov was 130 years old when he came to Mitzrayim. Once the pasuk informs us that he lived the remainder of his life in Mitzrayim, it is not necessary to state that he remained in Mitzrayim for 17 years. Obviously, if he lived until the age of 147, he had to be in Mitzrayim for 17 years? Daas Zekainim MiBaalei HaTosfos answer, the pasuk is stressing that Yosef repaid the kindness which Yaakov had bestowed upon him in his youth. ...Read More
Mussar
20/20 Hindsight
Many have the question, why do bad things happen to bad people. While there is no easy answer, here is a helpful insight. We say every day in Ashrei, "Shomer Hashem et kol ahavav, ve'et kol har'shaim yashmid" - G-d protects all those who love Him, and all those who are evil, he destroys. This is written in a strange way. As you can see, the verbs are at either end of the pasuk. If someone was to come into shul late....Read More
Bris Milah
Baby Vort
Rashi explains that Hashem went to visit with Avraham on the 3rd day after his Bris Milah, circumcision. Hashem appeared to Avraham in Mamre’s territory because "Shenasan Lo Eizah Al HaMilah". Mamre was one of three people Avraham had gone to with questions on the Bris Milah. Mamre was the only one who gave him positive information.
Shmerel went to borrow a horse from his neighbor, Berel. "Sure, you can borrow my horse," replies Berel. "But one thing you have to know about this horse. He is trained to start when you say 'Baruch Hashem' (thank God) and he stops when you say 'Shema Yisrael'." So Shmerel gets on the horse and practices. "Baruch Hashem" he says, and the horse breaks into a trot. "Shema Yisrael" he announces, and sure enough, the horse stops. After practicing a few times, he feels confident and begins his journey. As he is riding along a road, he sees that the road...Read More
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How does the dicitionary define freedom? 
Rashi explains that Hashem went to visit with Avraham on the 3rd day after his Bris Milah, circumcision. Hashem appeared to Avraham in Mamre’s territory because "Shenasan Lo Eizah Al HaMilah". Mamre was one of three people Avraham had gone to with questions on the Bris Milah. Mamre was the only one who gave him positive information. 
