Machat Shel Yad: Bamidbar

Why did Eldad and Meidad receive their particular prophecy at that particular time? If Moshe Rabbeinu knew of the looming danger, why did he give a brachah for protection to Yehoshua and not to any of the other Spies? What exactly was the sin of Mei Merivah? Machat shel Yad is a compendium of compelling resolutions to these and other perplexing questions. Machat Shel Yad, by Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Frankel, is the long-awaited Torah tapestry whose strands weave classical topics in Sefer Bamidbar with the questions and challenges facing faithful Jewry today. In this choice selection from his popular talks given over many years, Rabbi Frankel combines mastery of p'shat, drush, philosophy and hashkafa to bring the burning issues in Sefer Bamidbar to the fore in a highly readable and enjoyable manner. Through Rabbi Frankel's unique analytical style, the reader will surely find intriguing words of Torah, original ideas, and solidly based chiddushim. In the words of one reviewer, "It is everything you thought you knew about Chumash ... but didn't!"