Moshe's sin at the waters of Merivah is perplexing - after all, he tried speaking to the rock and it didn't respond. What was wrong with following his previous experience and hitting it to release water? Rabbi Kirzner develops a novel answer that probes the depths of Moshe's faith, and how a miniscule lack of perfection in that area led to his anger, and his mistake.
Fellow Jews, we've been hijacked! Since the days of Esav, his descendants have robbed us of opportunities of spiritual growth. Today more than ever, as descendants of Yaakov Avineu, we have the responsibility to reclaim those opportunities of spiritual growth and complete the process that Yaakov himself started. This week, in a most amazing tug of war, Rabbi Wagensberg will show us what these opportunities are and how we can reclaim them as our own.
Moshe’s attempt to provide his nation with water by hitting the rock as opposed to speaking it seems minute in the span of sins possible to commit. Rabbi Wagensberg describes Moshe’s extreme desire for humility that expressed itself in the usage of the staff he carried. Learn about the Divine message of faith and sweetness that was meant to be conveyed by using mouth over force, and the ramifications of Moshe’s mistake.
A person’s name is much more than just a name. In fact the name Moshe was not given by his father or by God. And rarely were his other nine names used. Rav Noach looks into the concept of how our ‘intentions’ will change the way our lives unfold.
The well of Miriam stopped giving water the moment she died. Is it necessary to hear frightening outcomes that shake us up? Would you agree that God's world in general runs amazingly smooth with bumps along the way. Rav Noach makes some distinct points about cause and effect, and the lack of sensitivity to how our actions affect others.