What connects the 250 men of Korach, the Tower of Bavel, and S'dom? A startling teaching from the Megaleh Amukot reveals a spiritual lineage of rebellion鈥攕ouls driven by ambition without submission. Discover how distorted holiness leads to destruction.
Despite the best efforts of the wise-hearted and tzaddikim, only Moshe could erect the Mishkan. How come? Only Moshe鈥檚 selfless heart could unify B鈥檔ei Yisrael, making him the key to bringing down the Divine Presence. Discover the deeper meaning behind this miracle and what all this has to do with the fact that Moshe was 10 amot tall!
How to Erase the Memory of Amalek from Under Heaven: After B'nei Yisrael left the immediate environs of the Yam Suf, Moshe Rabbeinu told everybody to travel to the Shur Desert (Shemot 15:22). After going three days without finding water, they finally came upon a source of water. The wonderful news quickly spread throughout the…
How the Mishkan Was Built In what is perhaps his most well-known lesson in Likutei Moharan, R' Nachman of Breslov explains the importance of looking for, and finding (!), the good points in every Jew, even in someone we might consider a rasha (see L.M. 282). He also teaches there the necessity of looking for…
Balak's and Bilaam's attempts to curse the Jewish People span three parashiot in Sefer Bemidbar: Balak, Pinchas, and Mattot. That fact alone should give us some idea of its monumental importance. Let's explore the story together. After Bilaam realized that Hashem wasn't going to give him an opening to curse the Jewish Nation directly, he…
We all know that the Torah instructs us to offer appropriate correction when we witness a fellow Jew behaving in a way contrary to the teachings of the Torah, as it is written (Vayikra 19:17): 诇止讗志转执砖职讉谞指讗 讗侄转志讗指讞执讬讱指 讘执旨诇职讘指讘侄讱指 讛讜止讻值讞址 转旨讜止讻执讬讞址 讗侄转志注植诪执讬转侄讱指 讜职诇止讗志转执砖指旨讉讗 注指诇指讬讜 讞值讟职讗 (You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall…