Light from the Future: Parshas Shlach

1. Shlach – As You Said The word of a tzadik-a righteous and holy person, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak explains, is endowed by G-d with the power to make things happen.
2. Shlach – Babylonian and Jerusalem Versions of Truth Living as we do in exile, we must appreciate even the modest attempts that one makes to be sincere about his or her Judaism. Once the light of truth…
3. Shlach – Drawing an Imaginary Line in the Sand Exile and Redemption represent two mindsets. Exile mentality creates dichotomies. To be spiritual, the exile mindset requires separation from the…
4. Shlach – G-d’s Ambivalence Is Also a Message A child needs to do things on its own, so that which they do is considered their own effort, not only something they received from someone else. In…
5. Shlach – Having It All It does not suffice to reach perfection by devoting ourselves to exclusive Torah study. One can acquire total mastery of Torah knowledge—and yet not…
6. Shlach – Healthy Milk and Honey Truth can be a formidable and destructive weapon when it is harnessed to untruths. Throughout Jewish history, the greatest threat to Jewish life came…
7. Shlach – Humble Spies We are living in an age obsessively preoccupied with self- esteem. Our problems will overwhelm us when we fail to grasp that self-esteem must be…
8. Shlach – Keep Your Eyes on the Ball Each and every one of us was chosen by G-d to perform a mission to refine and sanctify the world. Our talents notwithstanding, we were chosen to…
9. Shlach – Milk for Diamonds or Diamonds for Milk There are treasures that can be found in great abundance in our life’s experience. These are the moments spent in Torah study, performance of a…
10. Shlach – Minion or Minyan The minyan was not conceived of as an institution for saints, rather a medium for even deficient individuals to uplift themselves by joining a minyan,…
11. Shlach – Prison and Chometz Prison is not a suitable punishment because it deprives the person of his or her ability to function as a full-fledged human being. The prisoner…
12. Shlach – Seeing and Desiring We should follow our heart and eyes! Deep down inside, our heart is faithful and truly desires to get close to G-d. To make our heart’s latent good…
13. Shlach – Sincerely Wanting Moshiach G-d prefers and demands compliance with His will over courageous actions.
14. Shlach – Starting on the Right Foot There is a spiritual principle that our success in a holy endeavor is usually determined by the direction we set forth for ourselves at the very…
15. Shlach – Taking Shabbos Seriously Shabbos is the day that we cease from doing those innocuous things simply because G-d told us to. By surrendering our needs, desires and egos–as they…
16. Shlach – The Humble Tree If there would be one individual whose entire life was devoted to providing comfort and spiritual nourishment to others, then Moses knew that this…
17. Shlach – Three Forms of Gratitude Even a cursory overview of Jewish history will demonstrate how we owe our very existence to special Divine Providence. A more astute observer of…
18. Shlach – Tolerance As long as we are in exile, punctuated with and characterized by its imperfection, can tolerance be both a blessing and a curse. The Messianic Age,…
19. Shlach – Tourist or Torah-Ist? Our way of preparing for the imminent coming of Moshiach is understandably to strengthen our commitment to the teachings of the Torah. But more…
20. Shlach – Tzitzis and the Tourism Industry When we take a tour of life, we must know what to look for and how to look for things. Aside from the obvious and literal understanding of not looking…
21. Shlach – We Are All Giants Galus has imposed a certain measure of self-doubt in us. When we look around the world today we can become apprehensive over the prospects of our…

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