Rabbi Dan Moskovitz is the Senior Rabbi of Temple Sholom in Vancouver BC. An American now living in Canada since 2013. He is the chair of Reform Rabbis of Canada. Rabbi Moskovitz is the author of The ...

In the Torah reading of Matot, we’re informed how the tribes of Gad and Reuben were blessed with a significant wealth of flocks. The leadership of those tribes demanded of Moses to let them stay on ...

It’s probably one of the most underrated interactions in the entire Torah- and in order to truly understand the emotions behind it, we need to grasp the entire picture. The fundamental mission with ...

In this week's captivating video, we delve into the intriguing story of the 2.5 tribes who approach Moshe with a request to settle in the land east of the Jordan River. While this story may seem ...

Moses, the father of the nation, paved a path for generations to come: Nothing justifies an act of ingratitude. Ingratitude is never warranted in any situation. This Shabbat, we read two Torah ...

Our guest today is Rabbi Jonathan Roos, leader of the Temple Sinai congregation in Washington, DC. Rabbi Roos was ordained as a rabbi from the Hebrew Union College in 2002. He graduated from the ...

How many disputes could have been resolved had people exercised restraint and not allowed anger to gain control over them? We can overcome anger, control it and manage it. Yes, we can. Toward the end ...

We see in the end of Parshat Matot that while the Jews were about to enter the land of Israel and divide the land between the tribes, the Pasukim make clear that the tribes of Gad and Reuven had a lot ...

Parashat Mattot opens up by presenting the importance of fulfilling vows. As the Torah states, “He shall not break [yachel] his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth” ...

Only Aaron’s specific date of death is recorded in the Torah: “And Aaron died…in the fifth month [Av], on the first day of the month” (Numbers 33:38). We remember the deceased on the yahrzeit, the ...

This week we find the very famous story of the 2.5 shvatim (tribes) asking to stay on the other side of the Jordan River. When Moshe (Moses) hears their request, he gets upset, but unlike you'd think ...