June 2026

This week we read the parsha of Pinchas. Bil’am, upon seeing that he was unable to harm Bnei Yisroel (the Children of Israel) through cursing,… Read More »Glass House Real Estate

At the end of Parshas Pinchos, Hashem tell Moshe Rabbeinu about the forthcoming end of his life, and the passing of the leadership to the… Read More »Loyal Leadership

Two thousand years ago, Roman armies surrounded and laid siege to Jerusalem, and life inside the city became one continuous purgatory. Huge boulders, flung by… Read More »Breaches in the Wall

“I admit before You [Hashem] the living and everlasting King, that you returned my soul with mercy, great is Your Faithfulness!” The first thing a… Read More »The Prayer of Modeh Ani

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: ##1387 – May A Kohain… Read More »Why Hashem Left Some Things Unexplained: The Deeper Lesson of Parah Aduma

May my soul die the death of the upright and let my end be like his.” (Bamidbar 23:8-10) Bilaam’s schizophrenia is on open display here.… Read More »The Currencies of All Currencies

בס”ד Volume 40, No. 35 12 Tamuz 5786 June 27, 2026 Sponsored by Mrs. Rochelle Dimont and family on the yahrzeit of grandfather and great-grandfather… Read More »Study Guide

Balak is the name of the parsha, but it is really about Bilaam. Except for the last few verses, the entire parsha is about him,… Read More »Insanity Defined

This weeks parsha, Balak, begins with the worries of Balak, the king of Moav. “Vayar Balak ben Tzipur eis kol asher asah Yisroel laEmori –… Read More »You Can’t Pick Your Cards…

Do not curse the nation, for they are blessed.[2] Did G-d need to explain Himself to Balak? He should have simply commanded Balak, “Do not… Read More »Can An Extra Beracha Hurt?[1]