Balak 5784 Rashi on the Parsha: במדבר כג:כג – Rashi says on the words כי לא נָחַשׁ ביעקב that B’nei Yisrael are worthy of being blessed for they do not use divination or charms. The next Rashi (on the words כָּעֵת יֵאָמֵר ליעקב) describes how they had no need for these other methods as they […]
Chukas 5784 Rashi on the Parsh: On the first pasuk in this week’s parsha on the words “זאת חרת התורה” Rashi explains that the שטן and the nations of the world antagonize B’nei Yisrael by saying: “What is this commandment and what reason does it have?”. Hashem therefore tells us from the beginning that it […]
Korach 5784 Rashi on the Parsha: במדבר טז:ז – Moshe says to Korach “אשר יבחר ה’ הוא הקדוש רב לכם בני לוי”. Rashi explains that Korach knew that he would have Shmuel come from him. His mistake was that he believed that if Shmuel came from him, then he must be on a high level […]
Regarding the brothers seeming distrust of Yosef after their father’s death This general thought has been bubbling around in my head for a while. At first glance it may seem that the topic is better suited for ויחי, but it’s related to this parsha as I will detail below. After Yaakov’s death, the brothers have […]
