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”. ..
“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 ..
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 ..
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, ..
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 ..
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’, ..