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"You Shall Not Explore After Your Heart and After Your Eyes..."
Rabbi Amnon BazakWhat is the relationship between the mitzvah of tzitzit and the Sin of the Spies that precedes it? What links these two episodes with the previous ones – the travels of the camp, Moshe and Hovav, and the complaints about the manna? The tzitzit reminds Bnei Yisrael that they need to put their trust in God. The Sin of the Spies stemmed from a simplistic perception of reality, instead of a spiritual one. The sin might also relate to Moshe’s request of Hovav: “Please, do not leave us… you shall be our eyes.”
Educating Joseph
Rabbi Alex Israel | 38 minutesBereisheet contains many stories illustrating dynamic character transformations, demonstrating that people can overcome natural tendencies to improve. What does the story of Potiphar’s wife (from the following parsha) contribute to this end? Remarkable self-restraint is evident, but how is the story relevant to Yosef’s problems with his brothers, or to his management ability? Why is his success followed by further punishment and exile? There is another key aspect to the story.
Mizmor 2
Rabbi Avi BaumolMizmor 2 compliments Mizmor 1. The first aims to dictate to the common man how to live his life, how to repel the evil people in his midst. The second brings the message back to the royal chambers and ultimately to the Nation of God as a whole.
Mizmor 3
A Response to Suffering
Rabbi Avi BaumolThere are various ways of dealing with suffering. In Mizmor 3 David uses a three-pronged approach to suffering that was brought upon him by Avshalom’s rebellion. He describes his suffering, he declares his faith in God and he cries out to God for salvation.
Mizmor 82
Shir Shel Yom (5)
Rabbi Avi BaumolThe biography of Asaf – the author of Mizmor 82, The Song of the Day for Tuesday – is detailed. The Mizmor deals with the failings of the justice system and the desire for God to take an active part in this process.