by Shlomo Ressler | Jul 12, 2023 | 4:10-Parshat Maasei, Bamidbar / Numbers, Weekly Dvar
The elders of Tzlofchok’s tribe raised a concern that if the women married someone from another tribe, their inheritance would flow to the male heritage, and their tribe would lose that land (36:3-4). G-d’s response to them is, “Let them marry whomever they please,...
by Shlomo Ressler | Jul 6, 2023 | 4:8-Parshat Pinchas, Bamidbar / Numbers, Weekly Dvar
Nestled within the latest census is an obscure mention, “and the name of Asher’s daughter was Serach” (26:46). Rashi points out that she was one of the original seventy that entered Egypt, so she is mentioned here as having survived two hundred and ten years in Egypt...
by Shlomo Ressler | Jun 23, 2023 | 4:5-Parshat Korach, Bamidbar / Numbers, Weekly Dvar
Parshat Korach begins by describing Korach and two hundred and fifty people’s claims for more authority and power. The very first word used is “and he [Korach] took” (16:1), yet the Torah never explicitly mentions what it is that Korach actually took. Two questions...
by Shlomo Ressler | Jun 13, 2023 | 4:4-Parshat Shelach, Bamidbar / Numbers, Uncategorized, Weekly Dvar
While the stage was set for the tribal leaders to bring the Jews into the Promised Land, Parshat Shelach describes the tragic negative report that condemned the Jews to the desert for forty years until the next generation was ready to claim their Promised Land. As the...
by Shlomo Ressler | Jun 7, 2023 | 4:3-Parshat Beha'alotcha, Bamidbar / Numbers, Weekly Dvar
Parshat Beha’alotcha begins with G-d instructing Aaron to light the Menorah with the candles facing its center (8:2). Rashi explains that Aaron felt dejected because his tribe was not listed in the preceding list of tribe offerings. G-d was addressing his...
