Chukat-Balak

When is the last time you checked in on the inner dialogue in your head, and your running thoughts and feelings about yourself?

Why did Moses momentarily lose control? Why then? Why there? He had faced just this challenge before.

Embrace the struggle that is part of a nuanced and complex life. Be humble and stay open to the lesson.

Loving our fellow means stripping away those external barriers that divide us to find the deepest bonds that connect us.

Why is it that just as we are about to reach a long sought-after goal, we falter in those final moments?

Miriam was no ordinary sibling. Moses owed her his entire relationship with his natural family, as well as his identity as one of the children of Israel.

Rational decisions are based on outcomes, but having children is “an epistemically transformative experience.”

He would guzzle down my mother’s delicacies, spilling some on our pristine white tablecloth.

What works for me may not be optimal for you, so rationally trying to convince you to do things “my” way can be ineffective.

How does the agent of destruction become the agent of healing?

Miriam’s self-sacrifice and determination serve as an ever-present inspiration.

One day, Sara tried a different approach. "Honey," she said to her husband. "I know you this isn't the way you see it. But please, do it just for me!"

At each of their stops over their forty-year trek, the people made sure to erect their tents in a modest arrangement. Apparently, it was this exceptionally sensitive quality amongst them that made it impossible for Balaam to harm them.

How do we reach true unity?

Along with the sincere compassion for another person’s pain comes the sense of gratitude for not having that particular struggle in my life.