The Great Treasure Hunt
While Moshe was the most unique prophet, he was also alone.
The Power Of The Spoken Word
Of even greater significance, once the miraglim made their mistake and concluded that Hashem wasn’t powerful enough to bring the people into the land, what they then spoke wasn’t lashon hara at all
Incarceration On Shabbos
The pasuk says that since the halacha concerning a Mechallel Shabbos was uncertain, the mekoshesh was placed in custody until the halacha was clarified.
The Gift Of Opportunity Is Not Limitless
The story of the spies, in this week's Torah portion, is viewed as an episode revealing the Jews' basic lack of faith in God.
Parsha Behaalotchea: A Guide For…Parenting? Part II
Rabbi Fohrman delves deeper into the Priestly Blessing and its relevant lessons
Significance Of The Smallest Book Of The Torah
Ultimately the Torah is a book that reflects a system of ethics that comes from God.
Hating The Jews
To gain power or distract the population from their suffering, a monarch would look for a place to put the blame.
Perpetuating Har Sinai
The question still remains on how to reconcile all of the different drashos that are derived from this pasuk.
Dashed Hopes And The Jewish Leader
The multitudes among them experienced a desire for meat and wept.
Serving Hashem – Your Own Way
One who loves can buy a factory-made knick-knack for his partner, but a personal hand-made gift is infinitely more precious.
The Gift Of Life
Life is what you make of it. And if our lives are defined by Torah, then these weeks of Sefira are all about making the most of it.
Always Ready To Bless – With Love
The Shulchan Aruch notes that a priest who is in mourning for one of the seven close relatives does not bless the people during the Shiva period.
May One Transgress To Restore Shalom Bayis?
Generally there is an issur de’oraisa to erase Hashem’s name, but here the Torah explicitly permits it.
I Never Do Anything Wrong
Why can’t a man just admit it is wrong to steal but he wants to do it anyway?
Parshat Naso: A Guide For…Parenting?
Is parsha Naso teaching us how we should treat our children?
The Integral Link Between Nation And Family
May we feel the pain of what is happening in Israel not merely as members of the Jewish nation but as members of our own family.
Shabbos Mevorchim Sivan
The girl who had remarkably survived the accident had previously not led a religious lifestyle - which unsurprisingly changed after this event.
Parshat Bamidbar
Why did we merit exiting the gas chamber alive when so many others did not?
May One Look At The Aron?
Only mitzvos that are clearly stated in the pasuk may be counted as one of the 613 mitzvos.
Choose Your Friends Wisely
One of the quirks of human nature is that the average person assumes he is smarter than the average person.
Stand Up And Be Counted
Without Joseph laying the foundation for them in Egypt, they never would have survived the exile spiritually intact.
Bamidbar: Who Cares About Geneology?
Rabbi Fohrman gives us insight into what it truly means to be a teacher.
The Link Between Bamidbar And Shavuot
Evaluating forces us to consider the gift of every moment we have.
Parshas Bechukosai: True Rest During the Sabbatical Year And Lag B’Omer Connections
The question begs: how in the world can we accept that Bnei Yisrael en masse did not ever keep the mitzvah of shemittah?
A Formula For Love?
How can the Torah command you to love somebody?
If You Will Labor In Torah Study
When Hashem created man, He took these two diverse segments and mixed them together, creating a new synthesis called man.
The Two Covenants
Why distinguish between parts of the Torah to say that this part came from pi Hagevurah while the other part came from pi Moshe?
Bechukoti: Why Would God Curse His People?
In this week's parsha a stark choice is presented: follow God and live, or abandon Him and die.
Let’s Be Thankful For Our Blessings
We should remember not only the difficult moments of life but also the blessings we too often take for granted.
Dividing The Tochacha
And yet, the Gemara in Megillah clearly states that the halacha about the tochacha only applies to the tochacha in Vayikra, not to the tochacha in Devarim.