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

This week we begin ‘Bamidbar’; the fourth book of the Chumash (Five Books of Moses). It begins with G-d ordering Moses to count the Jews after they left Egypt [which is why it is also called “Pikudim” (“Numbers”)]. But this doesn’t seem to make sense; G-d is omniscient, He certainly already knew the number. Why the order to count? • Read More

This week’s Torah reading contains 63 commandments one is the prohibition against misusing G-d’s name and another is to sanctify G-d’s name. What does this mean? Why is G-d’s ‘NAME’ important? How is it possible to profane or sanctify G-d’s name? G-d is infinite and Holy far above our ability to add or subtract. What does He care about His name? • Read More

Why didn’t Hashem create a perfect world from the start? Through a powerful story of mesirus nefesh in a Chabad school and deep insights from Parshas Acharei Mot–Kedoshim, Rabbi Tuvia Bolton explains how challenges, resistance, and even setbacks are what unlock our true purpose—to transform the world and bring the Geulah • Full Article

This week’s Parsha of Tazria examines the mysterious and now-absent affliction of Tzoraat, once brought on by harmful speech and inner flaws. Through a powerful story of Rebbe Boruch of Mezibuz and his shocking public rebuke of a devoted follower, Rabbi Tuvia Bolton reveals how even painful moments can conceal deep compassion and Divine purpose — and how the power of our words today can still bring blessing, healing, and ultimately the Geula • Full Article

This week’s reading begins with the ‘opening day’ of the “Mishkan’: the portable Holy Temple that accompanied the Jews for forty years in the desert. The Lubavitcher Rebbe says that this should make us remember the Two destroyed Temples, regret their loss, and yearn for the Moshiach who will build the third and final Temple. But it probably doesn’t. And paradoxically our section gives us a good reason why not. It tells us that on this auspicious ‘opening’ day, Nadav and Avihu, the two eldest sons of Aaron the High Priest, became so filled with this yearning that they rushed into the Holy of Holies and killed; punished by Divine Fire (!!); Not very encouraging • Read More