Balak – Interference of Souls Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. Moab became terrified of the people, for they were numerous, and Read More » July 8, 2015 / 21 Tammuz 5775 4 Comments
Phinehas – the Slayer of Uncertainty A strange episode at the end of the last Torah portion, Balak, where Phinehas (Pinchas) slain a Jewish prince caught in the act with a Read More » July 11, 2014 / 13 Tammuz 5774 No Comments
Convergence of Science and Torah The Torah portion of Yitro (Ex. 18), is the high point of the story of Exodus—the giving of the Decalogue on Mount Sinai. In a strange Read More » January 20, 2014 / 19 Shevat 5774 2 Comments