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Rabbi Michael Barclay

Matot/Masei: Our Word is Our Bond

As discussed earlier, although there are 54 Torah portions, there are only 50 or 51 Shabbats per year, and that doesn’t count those Shabbats

Rabbi Michael Barclay

Pinchas, Passion, and a Hope for the Future

This week’s Torah reading of Pinchas (Num. 25:10-30:1) begins with a teaching about a value that is not only a requirement for Jewish....

Rabbi Michael Barclay

Torah Talk - Balak: Selling Curses and Buying Blessings

This week’s Torah portion of Balak (Num. 22:2-25:9) is in some ways one of the most fun and outrageous readings in the Torah...

Rabbi Michael Barclay

Chukat: Because I Say So

“This is the decree [chukat] of the Torah” (Numbers 19:2). Isn’t it amazing how, as we get older, our parents seem to become wise?

Rabbi Michael Barclay

Shlach: Faith, Fear, and Spies

I’ve always held the belief that if three or more diverse cultures have the same teaching, that teaching may be worthwhile and worth...

Rabbi Michael Barclay

Beha'alotecha: The Power of Words...

Wherever we go in today’s society, we are bombarded by ads about what we should and should not be putting in our mouths.

Rabbi Michael Barclay

Bamidbar and Shavuot: The Wilderness & The Wedding

Many of our Sages from RaMBaM to Rebbe Schneerson recommended viewing current events through a filter of understanding the Torah portion...