beha'alotcha

The verses recited when the ark (and today the Torah) was carried remind us of our own restless wanderings.

Social justice as a sacred communal obligation

The closer we are to God, the more we are able to put our cravings into perspective.

The specific complaints of the Israelites in the wilderness illustrate their inability to develop mature, adult relationships.

Parashat Beha'alotcha illustrates three paths of achieving meaning in life.

Miriam and Aaron's criticism of Moses, and Miriam's punishment of leprosy teach lessons of sibling and communal responsibility.

The Rabbinic and Hasidic understandings of gossip focus on the impossibility of repairing the damage it causes.

The Israelites' troubles, and indeed our own troubles, begin when we turn away from God.