The remarkable story of how Selafchad’s daughters fought for their entitled portion of land in Israel highlights the strong traits a woman possesses for pursuing the truth. These strengths include the ability to build, discerning falsehood, and holding onto spiritual beliefs even when the entire world shuns them.
This saga chronicles the account of two fanatics - who clashed. The fervent act of history's most-famous vigilante was actually a reincarnation of an earlier struggle.
The portion of Pinchas seems to be a followup to the previous story of Bilam, plus a hodgepodge of ideas with odd bits that discuss vows and sacrifices. Rabbi Kahn ties these loose threads together by looking at the glut of spoken words in today's world. Hear a new slant on the sanctity of speech and the profound effect it can have on your wellbeing.
When we look at this weekåÕs parsha, we can see the destruction that comes from acting against Torah law. But what a sin can do in the arena of negativity, if done as a mitzvah, can have just as powerful a positive effect. Rabbi Wagnesberg explains this fascinating idea.
If you usually skip over parsha talks, give a listen to Rabbi Wagensberg! His dynamic style gives an exciting twist to each week's parsha, often coming from a new vantage point.
We all have people in our lives, maybe they are parents, siblings, children, other relatives, or friends, who we see stuck in a certain place. And we so much want them to move forward. Sometimes we even get frustrated when they behave like old dogs that refuse to learn a new trick and donåÕt take to our ideas and practical advice. This week, Aba Wagensberg stresses the importance of being patient with ourselves and with those around us, exploring in a fascinating way the gargantuan pitfall that could occur when we rush into something before the time, place, or person is ripe for that change.
Today more than ever there has been an uproar about women's roles in the world through the eyes of the Torah. Nobody disagrees that there are obvious differences between men and women, the question however becomes, how one quantifies those differences. In this eye-opening and heart-warming lecture, Rabbi Wagensberg, draws from a variety of sources, defining the parameters within which the different genders operate.
The portion of Pinchas falls out during the Three Weeks of tragedy and mourning that culminate with the destruction of the Beis Hamikdash. Join Rabbi Wagensberg to find out how forgetting the Torah is the root of all our sorrows, and dig deeper to comprehend what causes us this clouding of our minds. A fascinating class that ties in the energies of the summer months that were twisted away from their pure source, and gives a deeper understanding of Shabbos and the concept of a Shalom Zachor.
Would Midyan have tried to seduce any other nation with the same malicious venom they directed at Jewish spirituality? "Of course not" says Rav Noach. The world at large has a special dislike for the Jewish worldview which brings in its wake higher consciousness. So he asks "Do we hate ourselves as well, and in the same way?"
Pincus was a grandson of Aharon HaKohen, yet for a technical reason he was ineligible to enter the Kohen’s Covenant of Peace. Pincus teaches us the lesson of becoming fit in your own right to merit your maximum reward in life. Rav Noach tells us what it takes to become who you truly are.