Re'eh: Seeing What You Want to See
I asked an AI what it could do for my business. It gave me a beautifully confident answer. That confidence was the first warning sign — and it's also, it turns out, the subject of this week's parsha.
Moshe Glasser
Dr. Moshe Glasser is the Managing Editor of Mefarshai, and the "Keeper of the English Language" at Gently Ventures, Jerry Press, and Bavl. Moshe lives in Israel with his wife and kids.
Eikev or: What Happens After You Get What You Wanted
There's a strange little word that gives this week's parsha its name. Eikev usually gets translated as "because" — as in, "and it will come to pass, because you listen to these laws, that God will keep the covenant." But the same root
The Red Heifer and the Talking Donkey
Why Chukat and Balak Live Together Most years, you don’t read Parashat Chukat and Parashat Balak as two separate stories. You read them as one long parasha, back to back. And if you’ve ever sat in shul trying to follow the thread from one to the other, you’
Beyond the Grid
Parshat Bamidbar and the Irreplaceable Human Element