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7 years ago
The Power of Positivity
It is a really short sedra this week; with 40 psukim, it’s more of a rugby score than the usual cricket score. But as one of my [short] friends used to say to me, good ..
Written by d fine
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7 years ago
Shiur by HaRav Soloveichik ZT’L on Parshas Naso
The Rav noted that though Parshas Naso contains several different themes, the Haftorah deals with the topic of Nezirus, specifically with the Nezirus Shimshon. The Rav analyzed ..
Written by Shiur by HaRav Soloveichik ZT'L
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7 years ago
A Three Fold Blessing
1.”May the Lord bless you and keep you; 2. May the Lord cause His face to shine to you and be gracious unto you. 3. May the Lord lift up His countenance to you and grant ..
Written by Rabbi Jonathan Guttentag
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7 years ago
Birkas Kohanim
“Birkas kohanim” God commanded Aaron and his descendants, the kohanim, to bless the people with three special blessings: “Speak to Aaron and his sons, ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
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7 years ago
self worth and respect
Naso Es Rosh Bnei Gershon Gam Hem L’Beis Avosam -Count (literally, raise/lift the heads of) the Sons of Gershon, also according to their households…” ..
Written by Benjamin Rose
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7 years ago
The Sota and The Nazir
G-d spoke to Moses saying, “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘A man or a woman who shall dissociate himself by taking a Nazerite vow of abstinence ..
Written by Jacob Solomon
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7 years ago
Appreciating Divine Leniency
The last blessing of “birkat kohanim”, the priestly benediction, is a request that God should be lenient when ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
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7 years agoholiness in the balance
A nazir is someone who, through a voluntary oath, prohibits himself primarily from eating meat and drinking wine for a set amount of time. Judaism’s attitude towards ..
Written by Rabbi Andrew Savage
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7 years ago
Repetition
“The one to bring his offering on the first day was Nachshon son of Aminadav of the tribe of Yehudah” (BeMidbar 7:12). Naso is the longest portion in the Torah, ..
Written by Howard Jackson
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7 years ago
Vay’hee bayom kalos Moshe l’hakim es haMishkan (7:1)
In Shir HaShirim (3:11), Shlomo HaMelech refers to an event which occurred b’yom chasunaso ub’yom simchas libo – on the day of his wedding and on the day of his heart’s ..
Written by Oizer Alport
