Parshas Naso and Shavuos – The Zechus of the Woman’s Torah

Download as Word The Reward of the Women Through Torah The Gemarra in two places explains the women’s connection to Torah. On the surface they seem the same, but there are two ideas. The Gemarra says in both places, “With what do women merit? By waiting for their husbands to return from the Bais Midrash…

Parshas Bamidbar The Counting of Shevet Levi

Download as Word Baruch hashem I am home and recovering well. But it is not yet easy for me to type. I will write a short idea. Sefer Bamidbar is known in Chazal (and Lhavdil non-Jewish sour0ces) as the Book of Numbers. The Netziv explains that this is not just referring to the number of…

Parshas Behar – Forty-Eight, Forty-Nine, and Fifty

Download as Word Parshas Behar begins with the Halachos of Shemitah and Yovel. That is the seven-year cycle of Shemitah and the seven-fold Shemitah that leads to the fiftieth year of the Yovel. The Ramban discusses a very profound idea here and in his introduction Chumash[1]. This cycle represents the foundation of the creation of…

Parshas Emor, Pesach Sheini, and Lag Beomer

Download as Word Parshas Emor very often falls out in conjunction with two special days on the calendar. One is Pesach Sheini, and the other is Lag Beomer. Each is unique in its own way, and I think between the three there is a special message.Lag Beomer is unique in there seems to almost no…