Beit Midrash
- Torah Portion and Tanach
- Bamidbar
- Shlach Lecha
In response to the hysteria of the people, Hashem wishes to destroy the nation altogether, but Moshe successfully intercedes on their behalf. Hashem then decrees a 40-year wandering in the desert, during which this generation will die out. Some of the people regret their sin & they try to then enter Israel immediately (against G-d's will), but are wiped out.
The Parsha then discusses the law of wine libations & the law of Challa, separating a piece of the dough to give to the Kohen. We then read about the incident of the M'koshesh Etzim, who desecrated the Shabbat by collecting wood & was executed. Finally, we read the third paragraph of the Shema, detailing the Mitzva to wear Tzitzit on our four-cornered garments, which help to serve as a constant reminder of Hashem & His commandments.
We bentsch Rosh Chodesh Tamuz (which will occur next Shabbat & Sunday).
The Haftora is "Vayishlach Yehoshua," (Yehoshua 2) wherein Yehoshua – like Moshe did – sends out spies to scout the land prior to its conquest by Bnei Yisrael.
Converting the Land
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 5773
Am I Jewish?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Sivan 5783
Don't Just Go Out Scrambling
Rabbi Haggai Lundin | Sivan 17 57852
Parashat Hashavua: A Nation Like a Lion Will Rise Up – Am KiLavi Yakum
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Sivan 5785
Rabbi Stewart Weiss
Was ordained at the Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, Illinois, and led congregations in Chicago and Dallas prior to making Aliyah in 1992. He directs the Jewish Outreach Center in Ra'anana, helping to facilitate the spiritual absorption of new olim.
All in the Family
Kislev 3 5781
Who was the mysterious “wood gatherer” & what was his sin?
Sivan 5783
Shul “etiquette:” can we honor Hashem while respecting our fellow congregants?
Iyar 5783
