With one hand we acquire the eggs or the fledglings (or the crops) but with the other we let the mother go (or leave something

Moses appointed police officers over the tribes but did not mention any judges. One might think, if we cannot have judges, at the least our society

“When Moses stands in front of the tribes of Israel before they enter the holy land he gives a choice to follow the path of

Sometimes we have to tread lightly, even on holy land, so that we can recall the ultimate Source of food, wealth, and our own lives. 

That is Shmita. Stop plowing, stop planting, stop weeding, stop watering, stop harvesting in our normal ways (or the modern-day parallel to these things) and

הִנֵּ֥ה בָרֵ֖ךְ לָקָ֑חְתִּי וּבֵרֵ֖ךְ וְלֹ֥א אֲשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ “Behold, I’m bidden to bless:  And God has blessed; I cannot / will not reverse it.” (Numbers 23:20) What’s a

“But Shmita teaches us that we are only guests here on the Land, and it teaches us that we are always planning for at least

“As the climate crisis worsens, the ground opening up and swallowing Korach’s band does not feel as far-fetched as it once may have. The earth

“Now if you should say to yourselves: What are we to eat in the seventh year? For we may not sow, we may not gather

“and the people did not set out until Miryam was brought back”  (Numbers 12:15) I have a thing for stories so the section of Behaalotecha

At one time or another we have all been visited by “the green eyed monster.” Maybe you know someone who just bought a new car

I have always loved land. Although a city kid, from the time I was five years old, I remember wanting to live on a farm.