Torah Thoughts on Parshas Beha’aloscha by Rabbi Daniel Kanter, Rebbe and Director of Student Affairs, HTC "הֶאָנֹכִי הָרִיתִי אֵת כׇּל הָעָם הַזֶה אִם אָנֹכִי יְלִדְתִּיהוּ כִּי תֹאמַר אֵלַי שָׂאֵהוּ בְחֵיקֶךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר יִשָׂא הָאֹמֵן אֶת הַיֹנֵק עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתָּ לַאֲבֹתָיו" בְּמִדְבַּר י''א:י''ב “Did I conceive all these people, did I give birth to them, that You should say to me, ‘Carry them in your bosom as a nurse carries an infant,’ to the Land that You swore to thei

Torah Thoughts on Parshas Beha’aloscha by Dr. Joshua Fox "וְנָסַע דֶגֶל מַחֲנֵה בְנֵי דָן מְאַסֵף לְכָל הַמַחֲנֹת לְצִבְאֹתָם" בְּמִדְבַּר י':כ''ה “Then journeyed the division of the camp of the children of Dan, the gatherer for all the camps, according to their legions.” BeMidbar 10:25 Rashi on this pasuk explains that the tribe of Dan, traveling in the rear, would return any lost objects to their owners. This is the important mitzvah of Hashavas Aveidah, which encompasses bo

Torah Thoughts on Parshas Emor by Rabbi Yaakov Silverman "וּסְפַרְתֶּם לָכֶם מִמָחֳרַת הַשַׁבָּת מִיוֹם הֲבִיאֲכֶם אֶת עֹמֶר הַתְּנוּפָה שֶׁבַע שַׁבָּתוֹת תְּמִימֹת תִּהְיֶינָה" וַיִקְרָא כ''ג:ט''ו “And you shall count for yourselves, from the morrow of the Shabbos, from the day when you bring the omer of the waving, seven weeks; they shall be complete.” Vayikra 23:15 The mitzvah of Sefiras Ha’Omer is discussed in our parashah and starts " מִמָחֳרַת הַשַׁבָּת " – “from the day following S

Torah Thoughts on Parshas Emor by Aryeh Zev Kutner "וְהַכֹּהֵן הַגָדוֹל מֵאֶחָיו אֲשֶׁר יוּצַק עַל רֹאשׁוֹ שֶׁמֶן הַמִשְׁחָה וּמִלֵא אֶת יָדוֹ לִלְבֹּשׁ אֶת הַבְּגָדִים אֶת רֹאשׁוֹ לֹא יִפְרָע וּבְגָדָיו לֹא יִפְרֹם וְעַל כָּל נַפְשֹׁת מֵת לֹא יָבֹא לְאָבִיו וּלְאִמוֹ לֹא יִטַמָּא" וַיִקְרָא כ''א:י'-י''א “And the Kohen who is exalted above his brethren – upon whose head the anointment oil has been poured or who has been inaugurated to don the vestments – he shall not leave his head unshorn and s

Torah Thoughts on Parshas Shemini by Rabbi Yosef Polstein "הַחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶה לָכֶם רֹאשׁ חֳדָשִׁים רִאשׁוֹן הוּא לָכֶם לְחָדְשֵׁי הַשָׁנָה" שְׁמוֹת י''ב:ב' “This month shall be for you the beginning of the months; it shall be for you the first of the months of the year.” Shemos 12:2 Once a year, on Parashas HaCHodesh, Chazal saw fit that we reflect upon the meaning of time and its significance in our Avodas Hashem. Time is certainly a critical element throughout Pesach. We left Mitzray

Torah Thoughts on Parshas Shemini by Alan Gershman "וַיֹאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל אַהֲרֹן הוּא אֲשֶׁר דִבֶּר ה' לֵאמֹר בִּקְרֹבַי אֶקָדֵשׁ וְעַל פְּנֵי כָל הָעָם אֶכָּבֵד וַיִדֹם אַהֲרֹן" וַיִקְרָא י':ג' “And Moshe said to Aharon, ‘Of this did God speak, saying: I will be sanctified through those who are close to Me, thus I will be honored before the entire people.’ And Aharon was silent.” Vayikra 10:3 After the death of Nadav and Avihu, the Torah tells us " וַיִדֹם אַהֲרֹן ", that Aharon r

Torah Thoughts on Parshas Ki Sisa by Rabbi Lance Taxer "אַךְ אֶת שַׁבְּתֹתַי תִּשְׁמֹרוּ כִּי אוֹת הִוא בֵּינִי וּבֵינֵיכֶם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם לָדַעַת כִּי אֲנִי ה' מְקַדִשְׁכֶם...בֵּינִי וּבֵין בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אוֹת הִוא לְעֹלָם" שְׁמוֹת ל''א:י''ג,י''ז “Just observe my Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you for your generations, to know that I am God, Who sanctifies you...Between Me and Bnei Yisrael it is a sign forever.” Shemos 31:13, 17 In both the pesukim referenced above, the Torah say

Torah Thoughts on Parshas Yisro by Rabbi Moshe Revah, Rosh HaYeshiva, HTC "לֹא תַחְמֹד בֵּית רֵעֶךָ לֹא תַחְמֹד אֵשֶׁת רֵעֶךָ וְעַבְדוֹ וַאֲמָתוֹ וְשׁוֹרוֹ וַחֲמֹרוֹ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לְרֵעֶךָ" שְׁמוֹת כ':י''ד “You shall not covet your fellow’s house. You shall not covet your fellow’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that belongs to your fellow.” Shemos 20:14 In this week’s parashah we have the Aseres HaDibros. The final commandment

Torah Thoughts on Parshas Yisro by Rabbi Dovy Reich "וַיִשְׁמַע יִתְרוֹ כֹהֵן מִדְיָן חֹתֵן מֹשֶׁה אֵת כָּל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה אֱלֹקִים לְמֹשֶׁה וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַמוֹ כִּי הוֹצִיא ה' אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִצְרָיִם" שְׁמוֹת י''ח:א' “And Yisro, the minister of Midian, the father-in-law of Moshe, heard all that God did to Moshe and to Yisrael, His people – that God took Yisrael out of Egypt.” Shemos 18:1 " וַיִשְׁמַע יִתְרוֹ " – “And Yisro heard.” What was the particular report which Yisro heard so that