Vayeira
Compassion for the Wicked?The Shem MiShmuel asks how Avraham could plead for mercy on behalf of the people of Sodom when they were…
Haazinu
The Silent StudentFollowing the Song of Haazinu, it says that Moshe and Yehoshua taught the song together. Rashi explains that this was…
Ki Savo
Are You Proud of Your Sins?In this week's Torah portion, a word appears twice that has no exact parallel in Scripture: "he'emarta" and "he'emircha" in…
Chukas
Who Knows the Real You?The Torah portion of Chukas describes the passing of Aharon and how his loss was greatly mourned by the Jewish…