Ethan Pressman: Bamidbar Being Grateful for What We Have
Ethan Pressman writes about the Haftarah for Machar Chodesh, which tells of Saul’s rabid jealousy of David. The power of jealousy can be deadly, as…
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Ethan Pressman writes about the Haftarah for Machar Chodesh, which tells of Saul’s rabid jealousy of David. The power of jealousy can be deadly, as…
Rabbi Richman writes about the disconnect between the book of “Numbers” beginning with the census, which implies organization and communal protection, and the Hebrew name,…