Likkutei Sichot

Introduction As Moshe was transcribing G‑d’s words in the Torah, he found himself writing, “Now this man Moses was exceedingly humble, more so than any person on the face of the earth.” Bamidbar 12:3. Did he feel any different while writing these words th...

Introduction There are many who regard the Talmudic and halachic dimensions of Torah study and the inner, mystic component of the Torah as two distinct disciplines. The Zohar, Zohar, Vol. III, p. 152a, et al. by contrast, sees them as inextricably bound, ...

Introduction Hamotzi, the blessing over bread,is one of the most familiar blessings. Before eating bread, we wash in the ritual manner and then recite the blessing thanking G‑d “Who brings forth bread from the earth.” However, initially, when this blessin...

This Parshah opens with the command to Aaron to light the lamps of the menorah, the seven-branched candelabrum that stood in the Sanctuary. The symbolism of the menorah and the act of lighting is the theme of the sicha, together with the example which Aar...

The Torah specifies that “the people” did not abandon Miriam, whereas Rashi suggests that it was an honor accorded to her by G‑d.

Upon his arrival in the U.S., he declared that “America is no different.” What did the Rebbe mean?

The leaders of the Jewish people at the time, the Sons of Betayra, could not decide. Hillel, alone amongst the sages, knew the answer to the question.

"So it was, whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, 'Arise, O Lord, may Your enemies be scattered and may those who hate You flee from You." What is the difference between "Your enemies" and "those who hate You"? An analysis of Rashi's commentary on Nu...

In the portion of Behaalos’cha, Moshe tells G-d that he cannot bear responsibility for the Jewish people all by himself. G-d responds by saying: “Assemble 70 of Israel’s elders… I will cause some of the spirit that you possess to emanate, and I will place...

Moses—the paradigm of humility