Category: Sefer Bamidbar

Of Nursing Mothers and Stern Fathers

by Rabbi Zvi Grumet
Posted on November 29, 2016

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Why Didn’t Moshe Rabbeinu Apologize After the Sin at Mei Meriva?

by Rabbi Hayyim Angel
Posted on November 28, 2016

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The Camp of Israel and the Space of Yaakov

by Rabbi Nachman Levine
Posted on November 28, 2016

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The “Gap Years” in Sefer Bemidbar; Unpacking the Second Half of the Book

by Rabbi Menachem Leibtag
Posted on November 23, 2016

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Nurturing Mothers and Stern Fathers— Moshe Learns Leadership

by Rabbi Zvi Grumet
Posted on November 23, 2016

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This Book is “Out of Order”— Why Didn’t God Fix It?

by Rabbi Gad Dishi
Posted on November 23, 2016

GAD DISHI…

A Lesson in Listening

by Dr. Michelle Friedman, MD
Posted on November 7, 2016

In this week’s portion we come across a striking word usage that occurs only twice in Torah, both times in Bamidbar, the Book of Numbers. The phrase changes slightly, Lama nigara, lama yigara, translated as “Why should we/it be lessened/diminished,” and is found in what appears to be two disparate stories.…