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IT SAYS IN Pirkei Avos: The Tablets are the handiwork of God, and the writing was God’s writing charus—engraved—on the Tablets. Don’t read “charus,” but… Read More »Bittersweet

Our reading this week discusses at length the camp of the Children of Israel “in the desert”—Bamidbar. The head of each tribe is identified, followed… Read More »Everyone Counts

These are the offspring of Aaron and Moshe on the day HASHEM spoke with Moshe at Mount Sinai. (Bamidbar 3:1) These are the offspring of… Read More »The Son of Your Friend

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1338 — Can You Make… Read More »Pagiel and Achira Took on Aliases to Remind Themselves They Were in a Bad Neighborhood

Take a census of the entire assembly of the Bnei Yisrael[1] The reason for the census? As Rashi explains, Hashem showed His love for them… Read More »Up With His Head

BS”D Volume 38, No. 34 2 Sivan 5784 June 8, 2024 Sponsored by Mrs. Loretta Sadwin and family, on the first yahrzeit of Manny Sadwin… Read More »All In the Family

Any love which is dependent on something, when the ‘something’ ceases, the love ceases. Any love which is not dependent on anything will never cease.… Read More »Chapter 5, Mishna 19: True Love

This week we begin the Sefer {Book} of Bamidbar. “Hashem spoke to Moshe in the midbar {wilderness}.” [1:1] Moshe was commanded to count the members… Read More »The Key to Life

“…and they established their genealogy according to their families, according to their fathers’ household…” (1:18) Rashi teaches that prior to the census which is recorded… Read More »Great Expectations

The Story The fourth grade was excited to begin their class trip to the Museum of Science. The children gathered in front of their school,… Read More »Counting People