(Farewell Drashah to Minyan Ma’at, June 6, 2026) חמישה מי יודע? Who knows five? חמישה חומשי תורה, “Five are the books of Torah.” We all know this, and so do our kids. But could there be seven, like the branches of the Menorah described at the start of our portion? Or as few as three?…
Category: Beha’alotekha
Jealousy and the Humble Leader. Beha’alotekha 5776
When is jealousy justified? When is humility heroic? Such questions come to mind upon rereading the remarkable story of Eldad and Meidad (Numbers 11:26-29) and the conference held between a worked-up Joshua and his implacable master Moses. Eldad and Meidad were apparently among the group of elders summoned by Moses to share his divine inspiration, but for an…
Criticizing the Rabbi: Beha’alotekha 5775
במדבר פרק יב, א-ב וַתְּדַבֵּר מִרְיָם וְאַהֲרֹן בְּמֹשֶׁה עַל־אֹדוֹת הָאִשָּׁה הַכֻּשִׁית אֲשֶׁר לָקָח כִּי־אִשָּׁה כֻשִׁית לָקָח: (ב) וַיֹּאמְרוּ הֲרַק אַךְ־בְּמֹשֶׁה דִּבֶּר יְקֹוָק הֲלֹא גַּם־בָּנוּ דִבֵּר וַיִּשְׁמַע יְקֹוָק: Of all of the siblings in the Torah, the children of Amram and Yocheved seem to have the most solid relationships. Miriam is responsible for saving the life…
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