In his latest Parshah insight, Rabbi Tuvia Bolton explains how Bilam and Balak’s curses were transformed into blessings, highlighting the power of Ahavas Yisroel and the Rebbe’s call to bring Moshiach through one more act of goodness • Full Article

In this deep dive, Rabbi Heschel Greenberg uncovers one of the most elegant and profound explanations in all of Rambam’s writings. Why does the Rambam forbid a Kohen from seizing Terumah or Maaser — even with words? Why must it be taken with dignity? And how does this single characterization — that the Kohen is eating from Hashem’s table — solve one of the strongest questions Tosafot ever asked on Rashi regarding the prohibition of Tevel (untithed produce)? This is not just dry halachah. This is Rambam at his philosophical best: revealing the inner spiritual mechanics behind the mitzvah and answering a question that has bothered learners for centuries • Read More, Watch

Why did Caleb stop the spies before they got to their conclusion? How did one small change lead to forty years of wandering in the desert? • Moshiach Beparsha is a weekly drasha connecting the Rebbe’s teachings on Moshiach with the weekly Parsha, presented in an engaging way with stories and practical life lessons • Read More

This week, we read the strange and sad story of one of history’s biggest failures. After suffering over two hundred years in Egyptian slavery with only one hope: to be free and enter the land promised them by G-d to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Moses even sent scouts to survey the land and return with glowing reports. But the scouts returned and convinced them to remain in the desert!! The Jews refused to enter the Holy Land!! Only 40 years later, after all of these refusers died in the desert, did they finally cross the Jordan River into ‘Canaan’…. but without Moses.  Joshua took them in. Why is this story in the Torah? • Read More

Why did Caleb stop the spies before they got to their conclusion? How did one small change lead to forty years of wandering in the desert? • Full Article

This week’s Torah reading begins with the commandment of lighting the seven lamps in the Tabernacle Menorah. This commandment has great significance today because it is connected to the Moshiach. In the third blessing after the Haftora reading we say: “His (The Moshiach’s) ‘Nair’- lamp will never be extinguished.” Namely, because his lamp burns constantly, everywhere Moshiach will ‘light up’ the entire world- (Tanya end of Chap. 36). Here is a story that happened over 50 years ago to help us understand • Read More

Rabbi YY Jacobson discusses the Narcissist & the Nazirite, examining two stories on the theme of narcissism—one in Greek literature, the other in the Talmud —demonstrating the eternal relevance of Torah to our lives and struggles. Where does the term narcissism come from? From Greek mythology. The Greeks told the story of a young man named Narcissus, who was remarkably handsome—so handsome that even one of the pagan Greek gods, Echo, fell in love with him • Read More

We all know the words “ויהי בנסוע הארון,” but have you ever stopped to understand what it means? And what is the difference between an “enemy” and a “hater”? • Moshiach Beparsha is a weekly drasha connecting the Rebbe’s teachings on Moshiach with the weekly Parsha, presented in an engaging way with stories and practical life lessons • Read More

Rabbi Tuvia Bolton: This week’s Torah reading comes after the holiday of Shavuot, when G-d gave the Jews the Torah at Sinai and made them a ‘Kingdom of priests and a holy nation’ and ‘lifted them up’.   So the name of our reading; Naso, which means ‘elevate’ reminds us that at Sinai G-d elevated us…In other words, with the Torah the Jews received elevation, peace and power. But at first glance this is not so. Jews that keep the Torah are few, weak and hated by most of the world. So how did the Torah give us power, peace or lift us? • Read More