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“Send men for you so that explore the land of Canaan” (Bamidbar 13:2) The spies committed a terrible sin by speaking ill of the Promised Land. The great commentator Rashi asks why the Parashah that speaks of the spies was related to the parashah that speaks of Miriam, and answers that it is because she had been punished for the slander she said about her brother, and these wicked people saw the punishment she received, but still did not assimilate the lesson. The Israelites also believed what the spies said and they too wept. As theverse (Bamidbar 14:1): “The whole assembly...

“The Creator He spoke to Moses in the Sinai Desert, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after their departure from the land of Egypt, saying…” (Bamidbar 1:1). The Midrash1 It clarifies why the Torah emphasizes that the Creator spoke to Moses in the Sinai Desert, if we already knew: “Everyone who does not make himself hefker, 'ownerless' like the desert, it cannot acquire wisdom or Torah; that is why it was said '...in the desert of Sinai.' The commentators of the Midrash explain what the Torah refers to with hefker: “Be...

The Great Promise of Bejukotai "Material blessings for spiritual achievements" This message from the Parasha "Bechukotai" is just and perfect to help us overcome the difficulties that have arisen in recent times, which is why we have quoted it again... Although there were other larger and loftier mountains, the Creator decided to give the Torah on the smallest mountain: "Mount Sinai." And why did he choose Mount Sinai? Because the necessary condition for receiving the Torah is humility! But how is it possible to subdue the ego and be humble like Mount Sinai? The answer is: “If you follow my...

This Parasha focuses on holiness. The Jewish people not only have the obligation to adhere to the Creator's commandments, but through them we sanctify ourselves and become sacred. In these two parashiot, which are usually read together, the Torah gives us specific instructions for achieving this lofty goal. What matters is not only what we should do, but equally important is that we must avoid do. “Do not imitate the practices of the land of Egypt where you lived, and do not imitate the practices of the land of Canaan where I am bringing you, and do not follow their customs.”1...

"When a woman conceives..." (12:2) If Man is worthy, if he makes his soul the essence of his being, then he precedes all creation. For it was the spirit of Man that floated over the depths even before the creation of light. But if he is not worthy, if he boasts of his physical dimension, then in terms of the physical precedence of Creation, even the mosquito comes before him... For this reason, the Torah addresses the laws of purity for Man after the laws of purity for animals: just as the physical creation of Man comes after that of...