At the close of Sefer Bereishis (Genesis), Yaakov blesses all his sons. He specifically calls Shimon and Levi “brothers,” criticizing the seemingly negative character trait those two sons shared.

After nearly eight months of war, it is abundantly clear the IDF needs more soldiers. The only source for a beefed up head count is in the benighted world of Haredi society. This society comprises ...

The Torah portion of 'Bamidbar' is replete with numerical accountings of the Tribes of Israel. Seemingly, one could ask: Why does the Torah need to 'waste' so many verses calculating the exact numbers ...

Parashat Bamidbar opens the fourth of the five books of the Torah, recounting the journeys of the Israelites through the desert. At the beginning of the portion, God commands a census of the people of ...

Each week ‘In Song’ links the weekly Torah reading — however tenuously — to classic works of rock ‘n’ roll. This week’s parsha, Bamidbar (in the desert), kicks off the Book of Numbers, starting with a ...

putting one slow foot in front of the other. Rick Lupert, a poet, songleader and graphic designer, is the author of 28 books including “God Wrestler: A Poem for Every Torah Portion.” Visit him at ...

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidtwas the Chief Rabbi of Moscow, Russia from 1993 until 2022. From 2011, Goldschmidt has served as president of the Conference of European Rabbis. “We Are One” is a phrase ...

The Generation of the Wilderness was unique in the history of Israel, as Rabbi Avigdor Miller, zt”l, explains concerning the first verse of Bamidbar. Israel was slated for a special mission in the ...

This week’s parsha, Bamidbar is read prior to the Shavuot holiday. Rabbi Isaiah Halevy Horowitz, author of the Shnei Luhot Habrit, suggests that this Torah reading teaches us important lessons about ...

Bamidbar should open with the stories of the desert, right? But instead, we are told of a census, the camp formation, and the Levites. Huh? Why is this the introduction to Bamidbar? In this week’s ...

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