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In this week’s parsha, the Torah teaches us that the Yidden took stones out of the Yarden to write the…

The Medrash says that one of Amalek’s tactics in their war against the Yidden was that they went to Mitzrayim…

Reb Akiva Eiger had a special stamp that he used to sign rabbinical documents. The stamp had a picture of…

There is a bird called the chassidah. Rashi says that it is called this because it does chesed with its…

The Sma”g writes that from the passuk, “Hishomer lecha pen tishkach es Hashem Elokecha” — “Guard yourself lest you forget…

The passuk says, “Ki mi go gadol asher lo Elokim krovim eilav” — “For what great nation has Hashem so…

The passuk says, “Ki mi go gadol asher lo Elokim krovim eilav” — “For what great nation has Hashem so…

The Ohr HaChaim HaKadosh says that when the passuk says, “Eileh ha’devarim asher diber Moshe” (“These are the words that…

Hashem told Moshe to go to war with Midyan. Why did Moshe send Pinchas instead of going himself? The Chizkuni…

Why do we get up later on Shabbos morning? The Mordechai says that this is because in the Torah it…

There was a Yid in Frankfurt de Main named Yankel. He was unfortunately a mosser, meaning that he would go…

The Medrash says that when Reb Yehoshua ben Levi visited Gan Eden, he saw that every Wednesday, Korach, Dasan, and…

The meraglim told Klal Yisrael that Eretz Yisrael was a bad land since they saw many people die there. The…

We find that Aharon Hakohen picked up the Leviim in this week’s parsha. Rabeinu Meyuchas writes that a neis happened,…

The passuk says, “Ko sevorchu es bnei Yisroel.” Rabbeinu Bechayei says that we learn from the extra word “es” that…

In Chazal we find three more names for Chumash Bamidbar: 1) Chumash Vayedaber, because that is the first word 2)…

In the toichacha, it says “v’tam lorik kochachem.” Chazal teach that this hints to a case where a father marries…

When the kohein gadol would be anointed with the shemen hamishcha (the oil used to anoint him), if he was…

When the Kohein Gadol would go into the Kodesh HaKodashim on Yom Kippur, the passuk says that “no one should…

The Medrash says that the designs that the snake has on its skin, is really tzaraas! This is because the…

The Yesod V’shoresh Ha’avoda teaches that we should all say Kadeish, Urchatz, etc. with our mouths at the beginning of…

One of the reasons why Hashem gave us the mitzvah of bringing korbanos is because in those days, people would…

The passuk says that Hashem gave special wisdom to all those who worked on the mishkan. Chazal teach us that…

In this week’s parsha, we learn about Shabbos. Did you know that it’s not just people that rest on Shabbos?…

In the Megillah we read about how Achashveirosh called Vashti to come to his party and she didn’t want to…