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There are two approaches one can follow when being told what to do, and each one of these has a tremendous pitfall involved. Whats the best tact to take, and why does following God point to the safest bet of all? Learn how the underlying purpose behind Parah Adumah and its intrinsic connection to the sin of the Cheit He'Egel ties into that theme, along with a mystical understanding of the impurity that accompanies death.
Bilam is supposed to be an answer to the non-Jews when they complain that had they been given a prophet the stature of Moshe, they too would've come close to God. But how does that make sense in light of Bilam's low and evil personality? And why did the evil king Balak deserve to have a parsha named after him? Also analyzed is the famous blessings Bilam unwillingly gave our nation.
Three messengers from Balak came to ask Bilam for his help in cursing the Jews, and he responded by asking them to stay over night so he could ask advice from God. What did this reveal about Bilam's stature, and cause those emissaries to give up and leave? And why did Hashem get upset that Bilam wound up going when He gave His divine permission?
Why is the Parsha of Pinchas never joined together with other portions? Rabbi Rosenblum examines the deep roots of the sin that Zimri committed, tracing it back to the deed of Shimon and Levi killing out Shechem - and explains how the saga continues even after the promiscuity done in the desert.
Why is the word shalom written with one of the letters cut in half? Why was it important to trace Pinchas's revenge to Aharon as opposed to Yisro? And if Yehoshua wasn't the greatest Torah sage of the generation, why was he chosen to succeed Moshe?
Why would Reuven, Gad, and half of the tribe of Menashe choose to settle in Trans-Jordan, an area that had a lower level of holiness? Strangely, Moshe only criticizes them for this choice because he felt they were attempting to weasel out of fighting with the rest of B'nei Yisrael to conquer Israel. Rabbi Rosenblum develops an approach for anyone involved in business but desiring a connection to Hashem.
The nation of Midyan's attempt to seduce the Jews to sin immoraly was actually a two part plan. And indeed, even when the Jews went to war with them, they still succeeded in affecting the purity of our nation in an insidious way. What was their approach? Another topic discussed is the inadvertent murderer, who was sent to exile in Arei Miklat, and could only regain freedom once the Kohen Gadol died. Why was the mourning of such a great man the key to his emancipation?
Often we are fooled by external trappings of piety, and look at those with prestige as truly great. But in truth, many times the people who seem low and far from greatness are those with great stores of potential. How can we see this from Devarim? Also, what is an important tool to use to make sure that actions you are committing in the name of righteousness are truly correct?
