Dedicated to the memory of Louis Levine z”l, Baruch Aryeh ben Avraham Halevi on his twentieth yahrzeit, 19th of Sivan In Parshat Behaalotcha (Bamidbar 9:9-13), we read about those who are granted the opportunity to observe Pesach Sheni: God spoke to Moshe saying:...
Dedicated to the Memory of Louis Levine z”l, Baruch Aryeh ben Avraham Halevi, on his Nineteenth Yahrzeit, 19th of Sivan Parshat Behaalotcha begins with the topic of lighting the menorah (Bamidbar 8:1-2): God spoke to Moshe saying: “Speak to Aaron and say to him:...
Dedicated to the Memory of Louis Levine z”l, Baruch Aryeh ben Avraham Halevi on his Eighteenth Yahrzeit, 19th of Sivan A few weeks ago, I spoke on a panel about aliya (immigrating to Israel). One of the questions was if someone should make aliya even if they...
Dedicated to the Memory of Louis Levine z”l, Baruch Aryeh ben Avraham Halevi, on his Seventeenth Yahrzeit, 19th of Sivan In Parshat Tetzave (Shmot 27:20-21), after the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) was complete, B’nai Yisrael were commanded...
In Parsha Behaalotcha (Bamidbar 12:1-2) we read: And Miriam and Aharon spoke against Moshe because of the Cushite (Ethiopian) woman whom he had married; for he had married n Ethiopian woman. They said: “Is it only to Moshe that God has spoken? Did he not also...
Dedicated to the Memory of Louis Levine z”l, Baruch Aryeh ben Avraham HaLevi, on his Fifteenth Yahrzeit, 19th of Sivan The manna is described as a type of bread in the Torah, yet it does not grow from the ground so “…HaMotzi Lechem Min...
The following verse (Dvarim 24:9) is recited by some congregations each day at the end of Shacharit (the morning service): “Remember what HaShem, your God did to Miriam on the way when you departed from Egypt.” In Bamidbar, Chapter 12:1-2, Miriam and...
Dedicated to the Memory of Louis Levine z”l, Baruch Aryeh ben Avraham HaLevi, on his Fourteenth Yahrzeit, 19th of Sivan In Parshat Behaalotcha (Bamidbar 9:6-7), we read about an unusual circumstance: There were men who were impure, having had contact with a...
Dedicated to the Memory of Louis Levine z”l, Baruch Aryeh ben Avraham Halevi, on his Twelfth Yahrzeit, 19th of Sivan In Parshat Behaalotcha, we find two verses from Bamidbar 10:35-36 which we have been saying since the 13th century, each time the Torah...
In Parshat Behaalotcha, Bamidbar 12:1, we read: “Miriam and Aharon spoke about Moshe concerning the Cushite woman that he married, for, he married a Cushite woman.” Rashi explains that everyone agreed to her beauty just as everyone agrees to the...
Dedicated to the Memory of Louis Levine z”l, Baruch Aryeh ben Avraham HaLevi, on his Eleventh Yahrzeit, 19th of Sivan Did Moshe know that he would not enter Israel? In Parshat Behaalotcha (Bamidbar 10:29), Moshe tells Yitro, his father in law, “We are...
In Parshat Behaalotcha, Bamidbar 12:1, we read: “Miriam and Aharon spoke against Moshe because of the Kushite woman whom he had married: For he had married a Kushite woman.” According to Yoseph Ibn Kaspi (Spain 1280-1340) in his book Mishneh...
Dedicated to the memory of Louis Levine z”l, Baruch Aryeh ben Avraham HaLevi on his seventh Yahrzeit, 19th Sivan When Miriam was sick with tzaraat (a skin disease), Moshe prayed for her to be healed. We find Moshe’s prayer in Bamidbar...
Dedicated to the memory of Louis Levine z”l, Baruch Aryeh ben Avraham HaLevi on his sixth Yahrzeit, 19th Sivan In Parshat Behaalotcha, we are told that B’nai Yisrael were given manna to eat while they traveled in the desert. A...
Dedicated to the memory of Louis Levine z”l, Baruch Aryeh ben Avraham Halevi, on his fourth Yahrzeit, 19th Sivan In Parshat Behaalotcha, Bamidbar 26-29, we read about Eldad and Meidad: “Two men remained behind in the camp, the name of one was...
We have been celebrating a lot of holidays over the past month including Yom Haatzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day), Lag BaOmer (the 33rd day of the counting of the Omer), Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) and Shavuot. There is a holiday that you may...
Sponsored by Send A Sefer (www.sendasefer.com) where you can send Jewish Books (Hebrew, English or French), Talitot, Tzizit, P’til Techelet, Mezuzas, Megilot & Tefillin to someone special in Israel! For a Bar- Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, Birthdays,...
In Parshat Behaalotcha (Bamidbar 10:29-32) we read a discussion that Moshe has with his father in law: “Moshe said to Chovav (Yitro) the son of Reuel, the Midianite, Moshe’s father-in-law: “We are journeying to the place about which God said...
In the beginning of Parshat Beshalach (Shmot 13:17), Pharaoh finally allowed B’nai Yisrael to leave Egypt. Shortly after they left, Pharaoh changed his mind and began to chase after them. In Shmot 14:10-11 we read: “And then Pharaoh drew near and...
Eternal Blessings and Eternal Light Parshat Behaalotcha begins with God’s command to Moshe to tell Aharon (Bamidbar 8:2): “When you light the lamps towards the face of the Menorah shall the seven lamps cast their light.” Rashi asks why the Parsha...
Dedicated to the memory of Louis Levine, Baruch Aryeh ben Avraham Halevi, on his first Yahrzeit, 19th Sivan Man Can’t Live on Bread Alone In Parshat Behaalotcha, Bamidbar 11:4, B’nai Yisrael complain that the manna is not enough and that...