Rav Zachariash’s weekly blog on the parsha
โBecause you had no confidence in me.โ (Bamidbar 20:12) There was a father on seder night who did all of the things that chazal instruct a father to do in order for the son to ask โMah Nishtanahโ and yet, his son just sat there and smiled, watching these uncommon actions, and absorbing it all. [...]
ืึทืขึทื ืึนื-ืึถืึฑืึทื ึฐืชึผึถื ืึผึดื (ืืืืืจ ื:ืื) ืืื ืกืืจ ืืื ืืื ืืื ืฉืขืฉื ืืช ืื ืืืืจืื ืฉืื"ื ืืืืืฆืื ืขื ืื ืช ืืขืืื ืืช ืื ื ืืฉืืื ืืช ื"ืื ื ืฉืชื ื". ืืื ืืืจืืช ืื ืืืืฆืื, ืื ื ืจืง ืืฉื ืฉื ืืืืื, ืืชืืื ื ืืคืขืืืืช ืื ืืืจืืช ืืืื, ืืงืื ืืื. ืืืื ืืืชืืกืื ืืืกืืฃ ืฉืื ืืช ืื ื "ืืื ืืชื ืื ืฉืืื ืขื ืืคืขืืืืช ืืืืฆืืืช ืืืคื ืฉืื" [...]
Chazal describe how Own Ben Pelesโs wife used her wisdom to extricate her husband from the machlokes in this weekโs parsha, by asking him โWhat do you have to gain?โ (meaning, you wonโt get any honor anyway). There may possibly be a deeper understanding to this wise insight. When I was a bochur in yeshiva, [...]
ืื"ื ืืกืืืจืื ืืืืจื ืฉืืฉืชื ืฉื ืืื ืื ืคืืช ืืฆืืื ืืืชื ืืืืจื ืื "ืฉืืฉืืืื ืื ืืฉื ื ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืื, ย ืืจื ืืื ืืื ืืงืจื ืื ืื ืืื - ืื ืืฉื ืจื ืืชื ืชืืืื , ืืื ืงืจื ืจื ืืชื ืชืืืื" ืืื ืืชืื ืฉืืฉ ืืื ื ืืืชืจ ืขืืืงื ืืขืฆืชื ืื ืืื ื. ืืฉืืืืชื ืืืืจ ืืืฉืืื , ืคืขืืื ืจืืืช ืงืจื ืฉืชืืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืฉืืื [...]
The Meforshim ask what was the sin of the meraglim in spying on Eretz Yisrael to determine the best way to wage war against the nations living there at that time. See Ramban and others for the various answers given to this question. On first glance, we may assume that the reason that there was [...]
ืืืคืจืฉืื ืฉืืืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืจืืืื ืืืืืงืชื ืฉื ืืจืฅ ืืฉืจืื? ืืจื ืขืฉื ืืืช ืขื ืื ืช ืืงืืืข ืืื ืืืจื ืืืืื ืืืืชืจ ืื ืฆื ืืืืืื ืื ืื ืืืืืืช ืฉืืจื ืฉื.ืขืืื ืืจืื"ื ืืืคืืจืืฉืื ืืืจืื ืืชืฉืืืืช ืฉืื ืืช ืขื ืืฉืืื ืืืืช. ืืืื ืจืืฉืื ื ืืชื ืืื ืื ืฉืืกืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืืื ืก ืืืจืฅ ืืฉืจืื ืืื ืืื ืืช ืืื, ืืืืื ืืืืคื ืฉืืฉืื ืืืืืจ ืืืจืืขืื ืฉื ื ืืืืจืื ืืช, [...]
Why should we be worse off, by not offering (the Pesach Offering) (Bamidbar 9:7) The Ohr HaChaim wonders what exactly were these men asking when they said: โWhy should we be worse off?โ They themselves explained that they were impure due to contact with a corpse. The Sforno assumes that they became tamei from the [...]
"ืึทืึผึนืืึฐืจืึผ ืึธืึฒื ึธืฉืึดืื ืึธืึตืึผึธื ืึตืึธืื ืึฒื ึทืึฐื ืึผ ืึฐืึตืึดืื ืึฐื ึถืคึถืฉื ืึธืึธื ืึธืึผึธื ื ึดืึผึธืจึทืข ืึฐืึดืึฐืชึผึดื ืึทืงึฐืจึดืื ืึถืช-ืงึธืจึฐืึผึทื ื' ืึผึฐืึนืขึฒืืึน ืึผึฐืชืึนืึฐ ืึผึฐื ึตื ืึดืฉืึฐืจึธืึตื" (ืืืืืจ ื:ื) ืืืืจ ืืืืื ืืงืืืฉ ืชืืื ืื ืืืืืง ืฉืืืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืืื "ืืื ื ืืจืข?", ืืื ืื ืืขืฆืื ืืืจื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืืช? ืืกืคืืจื ื ืื ืื ืฉืื ื ืืืื ืืฉืงืืืื ืืฆืืืช ืืืืืืช ืืืช, ืืขื ืืืกืืก ืืื ืืื ืืกืืืจ ืืช ืฉืืืชื ืืืจื ืืืื [...]
The gemora in Nedarim tells us that Shimon Hatzadik never ate from the korbon of a Nazir, except for one time. He did it for a youth, who was handsome, and in order to curb his arrogance, took the Nazir oath and eventually shaved the long flowing hair from his head. On a simple level [...]
ืืืืจื ืืืกืืช ื ืืจืื ืืกืคืจืช ืื ื: "ืืืจ ืฉืืขืื ืืฆืืืง: ืืืื ืื ืืืืชื ืืฉื ื ืืืจ ืืื ืืื ืืื: ืคืขื ืืืช ืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืืจ ืื ืืืจืื, ืืจืืืชืื ืฉืืื ืืคื ืขืื ืื ืืืื ืจืืื, ืืงืืืฆืืชืื ืกืืืจืืช ืื ืชืืชืืื. ืืืจืชื ืื: ืื ื, ืื ืจืืืช ืืืฉืืืช ืืช ืฉืขืจื ืื ืื ึธึผืึถื (ืฉืืกืืื ืื ืืืจืืช, ืื ืืฉื ืืื, ืืืื ืื ืฉืขืจื? ืืืจ ืื: ืจืืขื ืืืืชื [...]
