How to comfort and be comforted

By Rabbi N. Daniel Korobkin
Published on August 13, 2008

Parshat Vaetchanan (Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11) God tells Moses that although he's faithfully led His people through the desert these past 40 years, and although the Jews are now standing at the very border of the Holy Land, Moses himself will never be allowed entry, and will die and be buried outside of Israel.

Correct priorities

By Rabbi Elazar Muskin
Published on July 23, 2008

Parshat Matot (Numbers 30:2-32:42). But the question remains: What justification did Moses have that allowed him to denounce them so fiercely? How could he compare them to the scouts?

Letters to Mom

By Rabbi Haim Ovadia
Published on November 2, 2006

The message that no action goes unnoticed or unaccounted for and that communication is essential to a healthy family and society.