Shelach 5771-2011
"Challah–-All Possessions Are From the L-rd"
Why do the laws regarding idolatry in the Torah follow the portion regarding the mitzvah of “Challah” (giving a portion of dough to the priests)? The Midrash suggests that it comes to teach that fulfilling the mitzvah of Challah serves as a powerful denial of the efficacy of idolatry.
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Naso 5771-2011
"Finding Variety in the Seemingly Identical"
Even though, each day, identical gifts were delivered at the dedication ceremony of the Tabernacle by another of the 12 tribal princes, each prince felt the very special individual significance of his own tribe’s gift.
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Bamidbar 5771-2011
“Good Neighbors and Bad Neighbors”
The commentators explain that there are different ways in which good neighbors and bad neighbors impact upon those who live nearby.
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Bechukotai 5771-2011
"Peace--The Greatest of All Blessings"
G-d’s reproof of the Jewish people always begins with abundant blessings. The series of blessings that precede the reproof in parashat Bechukotai conclude with perhaps the most exalted of all blessings–-the blessing of peace.
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