And you shall place from your splendour upon him in order that the whole congregation of the Children of Israel will pay heed (27:20) The Gemora tells us that ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
. . . And Dosson and Aviram — the same Dosson and Aviram the chosen of the assembly, who incited against Moshe and Aharon . . . (26:9) Dosson and Aviram had a long ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
It was after the plague — and Hashem spoke to Moshe and to Elazar the son of Aharon HaKohen, saying, “Take a census of the entire Jewish People . . . (26:1-2) ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
When Pinchas saw Zimri, the son of an important Jewish leader, publically sin together with the daughter of a non-Jewish Midian prince, he meted out their punishment ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
Rashi explains that while the face of Moshe was comparable to the sun, the face of Yehoshua wasn’t quite as great and was similar only to the moon. On this, the Gemora ..
Written by Oizer Alport
Rashi explains that after Pinchas killed Zimri, the Jewish people began to shame him by recalling the fact that his maternal grandfather (Yisro) had been an idolater. ..
Written by Oizer Alport
“And Moshe brought their lawsuit to Hashem” (27:5). What was Moshe’s problem? Receiving a portion in Eretz Yisrael, explains the Ohel Torah, is tied ..
Written by Rav Eliexer Chrysler
“To Ozni, the family of Ozni” (26:16). In the opinion of Rashi, this is synonymous with the family of Etzbon (from the root ‘Etzba’, meaning ..
Written by Rav Eliezer Chrysler
“Pinchas ben Elazar … diverted My anger (heishiv es chamosi) from on the B’nei Yisrael … ” (25:11) Citing the G’ro, the P’ninim ..
Written by Rav Eliezer Chrysler