by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Jul 31, 2015 | Lifeline
The Torah tells us in this week’s reading that we must always remember what happened at Sinai. “Just guard yourselves, and guard your souls very well, lest you forget the things that your eyes saw, lest it leave your heart all the days of your life. And...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Jul 24, 2015 | Lifeline
The last book of the Torah, Book of Devarim, is called “Deuteronomy” in English — an Old English translation of Deuteronomium, Latin for “Second Law.” G-d tells Moshe to record what Moshe himself said to Israel, which includes further...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Jul 17, 2015 | Lifeline
As a result of the Nation of Israel’s lack of trust, their belief (based upon the report of the spies) that they could not conquer Cana’an and would die trying, G-d said the entire generation of the desert would remain just that: rather than being the...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Jul 3, 2015 | Lifeline
In this week’s reading, we learn the incredible story of Bila’am, who traveled to curse the Jews, only to be confronted by an angel – and his own donkey. His donkey saw the angel first, with a drawn sword, and prudently steered to avoid the angel by...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Jun 26, 2015 | Lifeline
We read this week about the passing of Aharon, the first Kohen Gadol, the High Priest. At the time of his passing, G-d tells Moshe to ascend the mountain with both Aharon and Elazar, his son — and to remove the vestments of the High Priest from Aharon, and place...
