Tag: Jewish personal growth
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Shiluach Hakan, Honoring Parents, and the Power of Bitachon You’re walking a quiet trail and see a bird’s nest. A mother bird hovers protectively over her young. The Torah says: send away the mother, then take the eggs, “it will be good for you, and your days will be lengthened.” Ramban explains this mitzvah cultivates…
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Parshat Eikev – Kochi V’Otzem Yadi There’s an old joke about a man running late for a meeting, frantically circling the block looking for a parking spot. Desperate, he finally calls out, “Hashem, if You get me a parking spot, I’ll start doing more mitzvot—keep Shabbos, put on tefillin, have more kavana, be a better…
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The Torah describes Eretz Yisrael as: אֶ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־ה’ אֱלֹקיךָ דֹּרֵ֣שׁ אֹתָ֑הּ תָּמִ֗יד עֵינֵ֨י ה’ אֱלֹקיךָ֙ בָּ֔הּ מֵֽרֵשִׁית֙ הַשָּׁנָ֔ה וְעַ֖ד אַחֲרִ֥ית שָׁנָֽה׃“A land that Hashem your G-d seeks out; His eyes are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.” Look closely. The beginning is called “HaShana” (the year,…
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This week, the Torah doesn’t just tell us that Pinchas killed Zimri and Kozbi — it highlights who they were: Zimri, a prince of Shevet Shimon. Kozbi, the daughter of a Midianite leader. These weren’t random sinners. They were powerful, connected, and dangerous to confront. Yet Pinchas didn’t flinch. He acted alone, with pure zeal…
