by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Jul 2, 2021 | Lifeline
What can one person accomplish against a mob? This question is sadly relevant today, and this week’s parsha (reading) provides the answer. At the end of last week’s reading, after the evil prophet Bilaam failed to curse the Jews, he advised the Midianite...
by Mordechai Dixler | Jun 25, 2021 | Lifeline
“The Jewish people will never again have a prophet like Moses,” says the Torah (Devarim 43:10). The Medrash notes that this verse is careful to say that “the Jewish people” will not have such a prophet. What about other nations? The Torah leaves open that...
by Mordechai Dixler | Jun 10, 2021 | Lifeline
In the wake of Korach’s rebellion in this week’s Torah portion, G-d instructs each tribe to place a wooden staff, labeled with its leader’s name, in the holiest chamber of the Tabernacle. G-d promised a sign to confirm the appointment of Aaron as the High...
by Mordechai Dixler | Jun 3, 2021 | Lifeline
Many years ago, a young man was suggested to a family looking to find a good match for their daughter. He was scholarly, well-mannered, and had a great future ahead of him. The young lady’s family seriously considered introducing her to the young man, until her mother...
by Mordechai Dixler | May 27, 2021 | Lifeline
How did the Jewish people navigate their way through the desert? They didn’t have the Waze app, but they had their own form of GPS – a G-d Positioning System. G-d surrounded them with clouds called the Ananei HaKavod – the “Clouds of Honor”...
by Mordechai Dixler | May 20, 2021 | Lifeline
Are you old enough to remember vinyl records? Do you remember how a scratched record could skip backwards, repeating a section over and over? The casual listener to the reading of this week’s Torah portion might be reminded of that broken record. The Baal Korei (the...
