Parshas Korach 5761

Parshas Korach 5761

I can’t help but tell you about a documentary that I watched last week while I was on vacation. It made such an impression on me that I must share the inspiration. “Walking in to thin Air” is a true story about an adverse group of men and women that...

Chukas 5761

Moshe was upset. His dear and beloved sister Miriam had died. Moshe was worried. The well that followed the Jews around in the desert had dried up; there was no water. The people got thirsty and began to complain. They were after all in a desert! Moshe said, Shimu na...

Parshas Shmini 2000

“And it came to pass on the eighth day of inauguration of the Mishkan.” Six Parshios and at least 12 difficult tractates of the Talmud are dedicated to getting us ready for this great moment. There were so many things that we needed to know. How do we...

Ki Sisa 2000

There were at least two million Jews traveling together with Moshe in the desert. Amongst them were relatives of Moshe, Kohanim and elders. Yet almost from nowhere rose a protégé to Moshe called Yehoshua. Yehoshua was at Moshes’ side at all times. He led...

Parshas Tezavah 2000

Last Saturday night I was dancing under the stars in Jacksonville, Florida. As I whirled around in a circle I admired the beautiful fountain on one side of the garden and the gorgeous illuminated stained glass windows towering over us on my other side. For twenty...