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A Stake in Holiness: The Daughters of Tzelafchad and the Power of Ownership
ותקרבנה בנות צלפחד בן חפר בן גלעד בן מכיר בן מנשה למשפחת מנשה בן יוסף ואלה שמות בנתיו מחלה נעה וחגלה ומלכה ותרצה The daughters of...
Rabbi Yonah Burr
Jul 182 min read


Balak: A Tail of Two Donkeys
ויחבוש את אתונו And he saddled his donkey The Pasuk relates that Bila’am was so anxious to fulfill his mission of cursing the Jewish...
Rabbi Yonah Burr
Jul 112 min read


Beha'aloscha: The Complainers
ויהי העם כמתאננים רע באזני ד' וישמע ד' ויחר אפו ותבער בם אש ד' ותאכל בקצה המחנה “The people took to seeking complaints; it was evil in...
Rabbi Yonah Burr
Jun 132 min read


Parshas Kedoshim: Preparing to be Transformed
דבר אל כל עדת בני ישראל ואמרת אלהם קדשים תהיו כי קדוש אני ד' אלקיכם (ויקרא י"ט:ב) “Speak to the entire congregation of Bnei Yisroel and...
Rabbi Yonah Burr
May 82 min read


Vayikra: The Great Equalizer
The Gemara tells us that there was a line that surrounded the exact midpoint of the Mizbe’ach. The purpose of this line was to indicate...
Rabbi Yonah Burr
Apr 42 min read


The Donation of the Precious Stones
והנשאם הביאו את אבני השהם ואת אבני המלאים לאפוד ולחשן Parshas Vayakhel and Pekudei, very often read together, discuss the enthusiasm and...
Rabbi Yonah Burr
Mar 282 min read


A Purim Message
Our Sages teach us that when we stood before Hashem at Mount Sinai, Hashem ‘lifted’ the mountain over our heads and said, “Accept the...
Zecharya Michelsohn
Mar 72 min read


All for the Sake of Heaven
Rashi, citing the Medrash, explains that the Torah juxtaposes the story of Potiphar’s wife with the story of Tamar and Yehuda to show...
Rabbi Yonah Burr
Dec 20, 20242 min read


Getting from Mind to Heart
There is an interesting minhag when it comes to doubling up the parshios in order to finish the Torah before Simchat Torah. When there...
Rabbi Yonah Burr
Sep 27, 20242 min read
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