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”. ..
It is explained that we have been commanded to be happy on the festivals in order to provide us with an opportunity to satiate our natural necessity for happiness ..
“The Levites shall encamp around the Tabernacle so that there shall be no wrath upon the assembly of the Children of Israel and the Levites will guard the guardings ..
Parshas Bamidbar/Shavous A few questions need to be asked about our weekly Parsha. First, why does Parshas Bamidbar always fall out before Shavuos as Tosfos in Megillah ..
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 ..
The famous question that everybody asks is why do we count upward towards Shavuos. Shouldn’t we count down watching the days go by, as we get closer? These ..
“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 ..
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’, ..
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 ..
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 ..