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זאת חקת התורה אשר צוה ה’ לאמר…(חקת יט:א-ב)

This is the decree of the Torah, which Hashem has commanded… The word “צוה” equals 101. “זאת חקת התורה” This is the suggestion for one who wants to remember his learning "לאמר אשר צוה ה'...Read more
ויאמר אליו אדום לא תעבור בי…(חקת כ: יח)

And Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through me…lest I come against you with the sword!” Throughout the parsha, Edom spoke to the Yidden in a singular tense to teach us that the...Read more
ויאמר אליהם שמעו נא המורים…(חקת כ:י)

Listen now, O rebels, shall we bring forth water for you… Rashi says: “המורים” means ‘foolish people,’ or it can mean ‘they teach their Rebbes.’ Both explanations can mean the same. Is there a bigger...Read more
כה אמר אחיך ישראל…(חקת כ:יד)

Moshe sent emissaries from Kadesh to the king of Edom saying, “So said your brother, Yisrael…” R’ Yonason Eibschitz zt’’l explains that when a person is on a simple level, they know and remember their...Read more

ולא נתן סיחן את ישראל עבר בגבולו (חקת כא:כג)

And Sichon didn’t let the Yidden pass through his border… The Mitteler Rav Maran Rebbe Yehoshua of Belz zt’’l married off two children a week apart in Chernobyl, Russia. The first son, The Frierdiga Rav...Read more
המן הסלע הזה נוציא לכם מים…(חקת כ:י)

Shall we bring forth water for you from this rock… Reb Yaakov of Lisa zt’’l sat with a group of notable people from his town, amongst them a wealthy yet stingy person. The notable people...Read more
וכל כלי פתוח אשר אין צמיד פתיל עליו טמא הוא (חקת יט:טו)

Anything that enters the tent and anything that is in the tent shall be contaminated… A Yid, a ‘maskil’ (enlightened and lowly person), once asked Reb Gershon Henoch of Radzin zt’’l that Chazal say, “מי...Read more

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