Turning to Things for Consideration Before a person can decide upon which of the many opportunities to engage, they first must assess...

Narrowing in Excessive Contemplation-Midian In the previous parashah, Pinchus’ actions demonstrate the importance of arching above (רמח...

Traveling Through Life in Fits and Starts These are the travels of those of the behaviors of making a sustained survey of the many things...

D’BhaRyM (Words) (Place of expounding teaching, Moshe reiterates need for leadership assistance, Recalls to enter the Moutain of the...

Being Present and Presenting Oneself to HaShem Literally meaning a continuous accumulation of water, the river called the Yardaen...

Consequences The word mishpat (משפט) is a declaration made by a shophaet (judge) that provides clarification and instruction. However,...

The Imperative to Truly See The word G’rizim (גרזים) alludes to acts of repeatedly drawing into something1 - as an ax (גרזן GaRZen)...

Clarification through a Well-aimed Gaze Virtue signaling aside, “righteousness, righteousness – you shall pursue” is one of my favorite...

Striving to Go out so as to Engage Life A life well lived is a life full of striving, of facing challenges, both external and internal....

Coming into what HaShem Selects for each of Us When you come into the disposing of oneself (land)1 to experience that God’s bringing...

By Applying Yourself, Firmly You Stand Throughout Torah, the word haMaQoM (המקום) refers to a vaguely defined destination to which HaShem...

Maintaining a Steady Gaze When Flailing About Moshe (משה), representing our ability to draw out particular things from amidst the many...

When Driving Straight Veers off from its Focus In the previous parashah, the song to be sung in Ha’azinu was repeatedly referred to as...

Blessings come from Yearning and Investigation Allegorically, Moshe represents our mental faculty that “draws out particular things from...