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Rabbi Dessler

Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler (1892-1953) was a rav in England and Israel. His teachings on Torah and mussar have been published in Hebrew as Michtav MiEliyahu. Parts have been translated into English as Strive for Truth.

Numbers 13:30-31 – Caleb Speaks

June 19, 2025

Moses sent 12 leaders of the Jewish people to spy out the Land of Canaan. The report by 10 of the spies caused an uproar in the Jewish camp.

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Categories Bamidbar - Numbers Tags bitachon - trust, hishtadlut - effort, Rabbi Dessler

Genesis 41:14-16 – Joseph Meets Pharaoh

June 19, 2025December 25, 2024

Pharaoh had a dream about skinny cows eating fat cows. Then he had another dream about wind scorched grain swallowing healthy grain.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags dream - dreams, Joseph, Pharaoh - Paro, Rabbi Dessler

Genesis 33:3 – Jacob Bows

June 19, 2025December 11, 2024

Esau was heading toward Jacob with 400 fighting men. Jacob was frightened that his brother would try to destroy him and his family.

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Categories Bereshit - Genesis Tags Esau - Esav, Jacob - Yaakov, prayer - tefillah, Rabbi Dessler, Vilna Gaon - GRA

Numbers 25:11-13 – Pinchas Man of Zeal

June 19, 2025July 25, 2024

Phinehas was zealous and saved the Jewish people from being destroyed in a plague. God’s reward was to make him a priest. Why is this reward appropriate?

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Categories Bamidbar - Numbers Tags High Priest - Kohen Gadol, priest - kohen, Rabbi Dessler

Leadership in the Wilderness – Book Review

June 19, 2025June 1, 2014

For several months now I’ve been reading Leadership in the Wilderness by Dr. Erica Brown.

During that whole time I’ve been going back and forth in my mind about whether or not to write a review.

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Categories Bamidbar - Numbers, Book Review Tags Moses - Moshe, Rabbi Dessler

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