Parshat Naso is the longest single parsha in the Torah, clocking in at 176 verses. That’s Torah’s way of saying, “Hey, you might want to take a long , serious and contemplative look at what you’re about to learn.”

Also on Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-165229596?source=queue

Parshat Eikev: The Carrot and the Stick on Substack:
https://shmusviews.substack.com/p/parshat-eikev-the-carrot-and-the

I subtitled this week’s Parsha Eikev as “The Carrot and the Stick.” This fits Eikev perfectly.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday night that Jerusalem would only agree to end the war on Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip in exchange for a deal freeing all remaining hostages.

https://www.jns.org/netanyahu-no-going-back-after-hamas-torpedoed-talks-on-partial-hostage-deal/