
Satiated Physically and Spiritually from the Fruit of the Land [Chumash-47]
“For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good Land, a Land with streams of water, springs, and deep water sources, flowing in
“For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good Land, a Land with streams of water, springs, and deep water sources, flowing in
At that time I begged the Lord: “Lord God, You have begun to show Your greatness and power to Your servant, for what god is
God encouraged the Children of Israel by informing them that He will always treat them with the attribute of mercy; therefore they must not think
Do not corrupt (tacḥanifu) the Land where you (plural) are, for bloodshed corrupts the Land, and there can be no atonement for the Land because
And we will arm ourselves and be ready (to go) ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our dependents
The Lord spoke to Moshe, saying: “The Land is to be divided among these as an inheritance, based on the number of names. To the
How goodly are your tents, Jacob, your dwellings, Israel. [Bamidbar 24:5] Tents are temporary, while “dwellings” are permanent. In the wilderness, Israel lodged in tents,
Parashat Chukkat presents the story of Mei Meriva – where the Am Yisrael complained to Moshe that they had no water and were on the
The Lord told Aaron, “You will not have an inheritance in their Land; there will be no portion among them for you. I am your
Background The episode of the spies, related in Parashat Shelacḥ, is one of the most difficult affairs that Am Yisrael (the Nation of Israel) experienced