The Torah Peace Plan: A Torah Thought for Parshat Matot by Moshe Feiglin
And you shall drive out the inhabitants of the Land and you shall dwell in it. And if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the Land from before you and it will come to pass that those that […]
Read MoreThe Real Peace Plan: A Torah Thought for Parashat Pinchas by Moshe Feiglin
Pinchas the son of Elazar the son of Aharon the Kohen has turned My wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was very zealous for My sake among them, so that I consumed not the children of […]
Read MoreHow’s Your Donkey Vision? A Torah Thought for Parshat Balak by Moshe Feiglin
“And the donkey saw the angel of G-d” (from this week’s Torah portion, Balak, Numbers 28:25)
Sometimes even a donkey clearly sees what smart people can’t. It is no surprise. Human intelligence is always accompanied by human fault. Moreover, true wisdom […]
From Death to Eternity: The Red Heifer Connection
A Torah Thought for Parshat Chukat
By Moshe Feiglin
The commandment of the Red Heifer is one of those Divine directives that is beyond the scope of our understanding. Nevertheless, there are facets of this mitzvah that we can understand:
The ashes of […]
The Jewish Power Drive: A Torah Thought for Parashat Korach by Moshe Feiglin
And they gathered upon Moses and Aaron and they said to them, ‘It is too much for you, for all the congregation is holy and G-d is among them, and why should you lord over the congregation of G-d?’ (From […]
Read MoreConnecting Heaven and Earth: A Torah Thought for Parashat Shelach by Moshe Feiglin
Our Sages consider the Sin of the Spies even worse than the Sin of the Golden Calf. What is the root cause of the sin of rejection of the Land of Israel? What is so terrible about “We will make […]
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G-d is in our Midst: A Torah Thought for Parashat Beha’alotcha by Moshe Feiglin
Sing and rejoice, daughter of Zion; for, I will come, and I will dwell in your midst says G-d. And many nations shall join themselves to G- d on that day, and shall be My people, and I will dwell […]
Read MoreTemple Whether We Like it or Not: A Torah Thought for Parashat Naso by Moshe Feiglin
Sometimes I think that if those who we call ‘seculars’ would understand what the Temple really means, they would run and build it – despite the loud protests of the religious.
The Temple expresses the unmediated connection between man and G-d. […]
Torah as Jewish Culture: By Moshe Feiglin
If you ever go to the Jaffa flea market in the afternoon, you will be treated to a unique experience. At a designated moment, the peddlers stop hawking their wares, the shoppers stop inspecting the merchandise heaped in piles on […]
Read MoreCurse or Hidden Blessing? By Moshe Feiglin
And I will bring the land into desolation; and your enemies that dwell there shall be astonished. And I will scatter you among the nations, and I will draw out the sword after you; and your land shall be a […]
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