Torah Corner

Pinchas ben Elozar ben Aharon HaKohen (25:11) At the end of last week’s parsha, the Jewish people began to sin with the non-Jewish Midianites. Even...

After finishing this week's Sedra we read Parshas Shekalim. The Haftorah reflects this additional Parsha. In Parshas Shekalim Hashem instructs that each Jewish adult...

We all know that after eating meat one has to wait six hours. However, what is less known is that there are some cheeses...

The Shmuz on the Parsha   R’ Ben Tzion Shafier Parshas Tzav- Zachor Seize the Moment Purim       On the 13th of Nissan, Haman approached Achashverosh with his plan: the...

L'horos b'yom ha'tamei uv'yom ha'tahor zos toras ha'tzara'as (14:57) A doctor in Jerusalem once approached the Tzitz Eliezer, Rav Eliezer Waldenberg, with an interesting legal...

This weeks parsha discusses the incident of the mai merivoh, where Moshe committed an aveiroh that ultimately led to his punishment of not being...

In the beginning of this week's Sedra the Torah tells us וחמושים עלו בני ישראל מארץ מצרים. Rashi offers two interpretations of the word...

Adapting to Imperfection And if you shall say, what will we eat in the seventh year, for we have not planted or gathered in our...

This week's Haftorah is read from Micha. The reason it was selected to accompany Parshas Balak is clear: the Haftorah recounts what transpired between...

The end of this week’s parsha discusses the mitzvah of egla arufa where a corpse was found between two cities and it is unknown...

Early in this week’s Sedra Hashem instructs Moshe Rabeinu to appoint Aharon his brother to be the Kohen Gadol. The Medrash tells us that...

Parshas Balak relates one of the most legendary stories from our history; where Bilam’s donkey spoke up and answered him back. If you read...

In the beginning of the parsha, Moshe relays to klal Yisroel, how they must ‘establish themselves as His people, and that He should be...

Compiled by Rabbi Moishe Dovid Lebovits who can be reached at [email protected] Reviewed by Rabbi Ben-zion Schiffenbauer Shlita All Piskei Harav Yisrael Belsky Shlita are Reviewed...

PARSHAS VAYAKHEL: This week's Sedra opens by telling us that Moshe Rabeinu assembled all of Klal-Yisroel. Moshe Rabeinu did so in order to instruct Am-Yisroel...

After Yaakov worked fourteen years for Leah and Rachel, and settles his differences with Lavan -the pasuk states. ‘And Yaakov heard the words of...

Yosef's "Sweet Revenge" ... And they said, "Perhaps Yosef will nurse hatred against us . . ." (Bereishis 50 15). Upon returning from burying Yaakov, Yosef's...

This week’s Sedra recounts the fascinating episode of Balak’s hiring of Bilam for the purpose of cursing Klal-Yisroel. Balak sends emissaries to Bilam asking...

This week’s Sedra contains the Parsha of Sota. The term ‘Sota’ refers to a married woman who secludes herself with another man despite her...