TheWeekly Dvar

The Parsha describes the mitzvah of challah, the act of separating a piece of kneaded dough and donating it to the priest (15:17-21), distinct from the commandment to donate grain (Terumah). Why is...

Parshat Shlach ends with the famous commandment to wear tzitzit (fringes) on all four-cornered garments because seeing them will remind us of all 613 mitzvot (commandments) (15:39). Rashi explains...

While the stage was set for the tribal leaders to lead the Jews into the Promised Land after returning with their report, Parshat Shelach describes the tragic negative report that led to the Jews...

Among the questions about the land of Canaan that Moshe commanded the twelve spies to investigate was "does it have trees or not?" and then added "you should take from the fruit of the land."  Rashi...

Parshat Shelach contains the famous story of the spies that are sent in to check out Canaan, which would later become Israel. The decision to send the twelve spies, however, was made by the people,...

Among the questions about the land of Canaan that Moshe commanded the twelve spies to investigate was "does it have trees or not?" and then added "you should take from the fruit of the land."  Rashi...

Among the questions about the land of Canaan that Moshe commanded the twelve spies to investigate was "does it have trees or not?" and then added "you should take from the fruit of the land."  Rashi...

Parshat Shlach contains the famous story of the spies that are sent in to check out Canaan, which would later become Israel. The decision to send the twelve spies, however, was made by the people,...