THE MISSING YEARS
What happened during the 38 years between the end of the first year in the wilderness and the beginning of the last year? Why are there no details of the events that occurred during this extended period? Rabbi Dunner cites his grandfather’s sefer, Mikdash Halevi, which offers an array of remarkable insights into Parshat Massei.
There is a particular kind of self-destructive confidence that exists only at the very top of a brutal regime. It isn’t courage, and it certainly isn’t principle. It’s raw hubris,... Read More