Unity in Numbers!
What does a number mean to you? Technically a number is a mathematical object used to count and measure. Yet we use numbers to represent important times in our lives, to role dice in a game or even play a…
The Ultimate Blessing!
Shabbat arrives and the family gathers round the table. The children approach their father for a blessing, and out of his Holy mouth emanates the famous words Yevarechacha Hashem Veyishmeracha – May Hashem Bless you and Guard you. This was…
Those We Count and Those We Don’t Count
The final census of the Torah occurs in Parashat Pinhas. It appears, though, in a peculiar way with a paragraph break in the middle of the pasuk! The pasuk (Bamidbar 26:1) begins “And it was after the plague concluded” then…
Leaders by example
A comedian stands up before the crowd, taps the microphone and says “what’s the difference between a manager, supervisor, and a leader?” The crowd sits in silence in anticipation of the punch line. “A Supervisor will tell you they are…
Open Your Eyes!
In this week’s Parasha we are told of a remarkable exchange between Bilam and an angel of Hashem. Bilam’s donkey stops in its tracks when an angel brandishing a sword blocks its way. Bilam doesn’t see the angel and so…
