Yoram Dahan
Parashat Shelach שְׁלַח
In our last Parasha we were introduced to Eldad and Meidad ("אלדד ומידד”) the two prophets who were considered for members of the new Sanhedrin. Eldad and Meidad had a prophecy while HaShem’s Shechinah...
Parashat Beha’alotcha בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ
HaShem, with His Divine attribute of mercy, commands Moshe to have Aharon “elevate” the Menorah lights (not light them), just as He elevated Aharon amongst Beni-Israel. While Moshe was “delayed” coming back from Mount...
Parashat Naso נָשֹׂא
The word Naso (“נָשֹׂא”) in Gematria is 351, the same value of the terms “Beni Dor Dea’a” in Hebrew ("בני דור דעה"), the generation of knowledge, receiving the Torah. As well as “Davar Galuie...
Parashat Bamidbar בְּמִדְבַּר
The book of “Bamidbar” (“במדבר") has ten parashot, that coincide with the Ten Commandments, and Moshe will be teaching Bnei-Yisrael their true and divine details. There are 159 verses (“קנט”) in our Parasha, which...
Parashat Bechukotie בְּחֻקֹּתַי
The first word in our Parasha is “E’m” “אִם” (if) and it has a profound teachings with its acronym. The two letters “Alef” and Mem” (“א” and “מ”) represent the two major saviors who...
Parashat Behar בְּהַר
Our parasha starts with somewhat an odd sentence “HaShem speaks to Moshe at Mount Sinai” (“וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל-משֶֹׁה, בְּהַר סִינַי לֵאמרֹ”). In many previous Parashot we notice that HaShem “speaks” to Moshe, yet not...
Parashat Emor אֱמֹר
In the opening verse we notice the sincerity of HaShem’s commandment using two verbs “Emor” (speak) and “VeAmarta” (say and speak on to them) while having Moshe say it twice, to the Kohanim “VeAmarta”...
Parashat Kedoshim קְדֹשִׁים
The last three Parashot "אחרי מות, קדושים, אמור” provides us with a divine teachings, meaning after holy people die, only then we may say that they were truly righteous people. The Gemara teaches that...
Parashat Achrei אַחֲרֵי
In the opening verse of our Parasha the word death appears twice (“מוֹת and וַיָּמֻתוּ”), as well as HaShem’s name twice (“יְהוָה and לִפְנֵי-יְהוָה”). We also see an extra word describing the two sons...
Parashat Metzora מְּצֹרָע
The word “Metzora” ("מצורע" - one who has “Tzarat”) comes from the Hebrew words “Motzi Ra” ("מוציא רע”), he who spoke ill of someone as “Lashon Hara” ("לשון הרע"). We also see that the...