Category Archives: Parsha

The Desire

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Emuna Daily

How is it possible that a portion of the Torah is named after a sinner as great as Korach? The Torah wants to emphasize that we can learn something constructive even from Korach’s bitter controversy. Just as Korach wanted to be a High … Continue reading →

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Loshon Hora Lesson from the Parsha

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Instead of arranging for Yitzhak to become blind so as to enable Rivka and Yakov to trick him into blessing Yakov, G-d could have simply revealed Esav’s wickedness and unworthiness to Yitzhak. G-d would not have been divulging anything that … Continue reading →

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Learn from our Failures

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Emuna Daily

G-d told Cain “If you improve, you will be forgiven” Genesis 4:7. Cain’s true failure was that he didn’t learn from G-d’s positive response to Abel, who had offered up the choicest of his animals. Had Cain presented a second … Continue reading →

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Our Greatest Blessing

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Emuna Daily

Our greatest blessings were uttered not by Moses, not by David, not even by G‑d Himself. They were uttered by a wicked sorcerer, hired to curse. The most brilliant diamonds hide in the deepest bowels of the earth; the most … Continue reading →

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Without Sin on Shavuos

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Shavuos is the only Biblical festival in connection with which the Torah does not command that a Korban Chatas – sin offering, be brought.  For on Shavuos, the day on which the Torah was received, every Jew is in the … Continue reading →

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Lessons from the Manna – Shabbos

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“Six days you will gather [the manna] and on the seventh day, which is Sabbath there won’t be any.  And it was on the seventh day, some of the people went out to collect and they did not find any.  … Continue reading →

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Lesson from the Manna – No Leftovers

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Emuna Daily

Moshe commanded the Children of Israel not to leave over any manna for the next day.  Anyone who defied this command found that the leftover manna was infested with worms for no apparent reason.  No matter how well they tried … Continue reading →

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Lessons from the Manna – More or Less

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Emuna Daily

“This is what God has commanded: each person should gather as much [manna] as he needs to eat (i.e,) an omer for each person.  You should take (one omer) for every person in your tent.  The children of Israel did … Continue reading →

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Lessons from the Manna – Absolute Trust + Segula for Parnasah today!

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Emuna Daily

The Zohar teaches that the Jews collected their daily manna with simple faith – no one had any doubt that the manna would be there.  They went outside every single day with absolute trust in Hashem that he would provide … Continue reading →

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Lessons from the Manna -The King’s Son

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Emuna Daily

I would like to change things up a bit for just one week and focus on some of the powerful lessons we can learn from the manna that Hashem sent down from Heaven, sustaining the Jewish people in the desert … Continue reading →

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