The Shmuz On The Parshah

“And now, Yisrael, what is Hashem, your G-d, asking of you? Merely to fear Hashem, to go in all of His ways, to love Him, and serve Him with all of your heart and soul.”

— D’varim 10:12

“And if her father will revoke [the neder] the day that he hears all of the vows and prohibitions that she placed on herself, they [the vows] will not stand, and Hashem will forgive her because her father annulled them.”

— BaMidbar 30:6

“Do not covet the house of your neighbor. Do not covet the wife of your neighbor; his slave and maid servant, his ox, his donkey, and all that belongs to your neighbor.”

– Sh’mos 20:14

Pinchas, the son of Elazar, the son of Aharon HaKohen, appeased My anger against B’nei Yisrael by taking My revenge amidst them, and so I didn’t have to destroy them with My vengeance.

BaMidbar 25:11

Before the makah (disease), Hashem prepares the r’fuah (cure). Within last week’s haftarah, warning us about the impending doom, we find a message of hope and salvation.

“And Balak sent messengers to Bilaam ben B’or”

BaMidbar 22:5