Their Rock Has Sold Them Out
G-d's benevolence seems to be lacking. When the Jewish people are undeserving, a thousand Jews will be pursued from a single enemy soldier. Yet when they are blessed to prevail over their enemies, the...
View ArticleHealing Direct from G-d
Isn't it obvious that if "I cause death and I bring to life" then "I inure and I heal"? Rashi remains silent on this question, but his comments in an earlier parshah allow us to gain insight into what...
View ArticleWe Will Not Let Him Die
Rashi tells us that the Jewish people resolved not to let Moses, "the man who brought us out of Egypt, …split the Reed Sea for us, …brought the manna down for us, [and] gave us the Torah," die. How can...
View ArticleWhere Did Moshe Go?
"Moshe went, and he spoke the following words to all Israel." Where did Moshe go, and why were all of Israel there? Rashi says nothing to clarify.
View ArticleInside the Ark, or on a Shelf?
Rashi cites two views concerning where the Torah scroll that Moshe wrote was placed: It was either in the Ark, or on a shelf attached to its side. Neither explanation is found to be imperfect.
View ArticleElders and Police Officers
Why did Moshe ask that police officers attend the meeting he called with the elders just before his passing? The foresight of a wise leader.
View ArticleA Lesson From Avraham on Property Law
G‑d promised Avraham not only that his children would own the Land of Israel on a national level, but that each one of his descendants would privately own a piece of the Land. This can help us...
View ArticleGenetics and Geography
Why did Avraham not allow Yitzchak to leave the land of Cana'an? And if the land of Cana'an was so special, why was he not allowed to marry a girl from there?
View ArticleHis Angel Before You
He had not yet finished speaking, and—look!—Rivkah, the daughter of Besu'el, the son of Milkah, who was the wife of Avraham's brother Nachor, came out, and her pitcher was on her shoulder. -- Breshis...
View ArticleHagar Transformed
Could it be that Hagar, who lived in Avraham's home for so many years, turned to idol worship? We must conclude that she did teshuvah afterwards and made her reappearance as Keturah.
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