Daily Chumash

The entire process repeats itself once again, Balak takes Balaam to another place, hoping that Balaam can curse the Jews... Read more

Balak takes Balaam to another location, hoping that this new venue would be more inauspicious for the Jews. They again b... Read more

Balaam leaves together with the Moabite dignitaries. G‑d sends an angel with a drawn sword to block Balaam's path. While... Read more

Balaam sent word with Balak's messengers that G‑d doesn't permit him to go with them. So Balak sent more prestigious mes... Read more

The Israelites have just conquered the Emorites and the Bashanites, the two mighty neighbors of Moab. Balak, king of Moa... Read more

The abovementioned purification process is continued, along with an admonition that the impure individual not enter the ... Read more

The Jews journey on, making their way towards the eastern bank of the Jordan River. Encrypted in this section is a great... Read more

The Jews arrive at Mount Hor. At G‑d's command, Moses, Aaron and Aaron's son, Elazar, go up the mountain. Aaron removes ... Read more

G‑d tells Moses and Aaron to take a staff and gather the people in front of a certain rock. They should speak to the roc... Read more

The most severe of all ritual impurities is tum'at met, the impurity contracted through contact with a human corpse. Thi... Read more