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Adar 21 5781 | Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu
Moment of Wisdom Purity and Gratitude
The purity of the red calf gives us a warm and feeling heart, that will bring us to our redemption.
Ki Tisa Chukat
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Adar 20 5781 | Rabbi Chaim Avihau Schwartz
The Relevance of the Nation to Torah Study
"Jewish emuna, of course, stems from Torah, but the very foundation begins with Israel, as the Birkot HaTorah [Blessings over the Torah] emphasize. Hashem created and chose Israel, and created Torah as well, and then matched us up together. And from amid this profound connection, we arrive at the true understanding of the connection between Israel and G-d, via the Torah..."
Jewish Thought
Adar 21 5781 | Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
Tooth Sensitivity
With great passion, the rabbi waved his hands for emphasis as he spoke, and… knocked his dentures out of his mouth! Did the people in attendance commit a sin by laughing, or was it considered oness (a forced act)?
The Laws of Ben Adam LeChavero
Adar 20 5781 | Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
How Leaders Fail
Leaders can fail for two kinds of reason. The first is external. The time may not be right. The second kind of failure is internal. A leader can simply lack the courage to lead.
Ki Tisa
Adar 20 5781 | Baruch Gordon
Then the Tabernacle, Now the Land
discussing the campaign found in Ki Tisa for the building materials to construct the Tabernacle and Sanctuary, and tells how we can participate in like construction today.
Ki Tisa
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Shvat 7 5781 | Rabbi Michael Linetsky
Letter of the Law
Korach’s argument presupposes that it is the reason behind the Law and not the Law itself that is ultimately binding. Moses, on the other hand, derives the law matter-of-factedly, the reason behind it playing no role in its obligatoriness.
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in a League of Her Ohn
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comparing our relationship to the Land of Israel with the relationship between a man and his wife. In keeping with the analogy presented by a famous kabbalist, encouraging all Jews to embrace our bride, the Land of Israel.
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Tamuz 1 5779 | Rabbi Stewart Weiss
Giving and Living
This week is a double-header: A few words about Korach (there was no parsha sheet last week & Korach is the parsha sheet outside of Israel; & some thoughts about Chukat, too!).
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Sivan 22 5779 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
Taking Care of the Ill -- The Mitzvah of Bikur Cholim
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Sivan 21 5779 | Rabbi Yossef Carmel
Are There Criteria for Rabbinical Judges in Israel? – part II
Last week we saw that in addition to excellence in Torah knowledge, a dayan needs general knowledge, including in languages (Rambam, Sanhedrin 2). In Sanhedrin 2:7, the Rambam says: “And known by your tribes” – this teaches that the spirit of people must find them pleasant. “In what way will they be loved by others? When they possess a ‘good eye,’ a low spirit, they are good friends, and their speech and transactions with people are in a way that is pleasant.”
Parashat Hashavua Korach
Sivan 20 5779 | Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Korach 5779 Argument for the Sake of Heaven
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Sivan 29 5778 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
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Sivan 27 5778 | Rabbi Yossef Carmel
Korach and Anti-Kere’ach People – Connection or Coincidence?
Chazal explain that the significance of Korach’s name is that he made a korcha (lit., a bald spot) in Israel (Sanhedrin 109b), as his people were swallowed up (Rashi ad loc.). The Maharsha explains that his name became korcha in that no one would use it, as “The name of the wicked will rot.” We will explore a different significance and a connection to a much later generation.
Parashat Hashavua Korach
Iyar 17 5778 | Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
The First Populist
Covenant & Conversation Korach
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
This is the way we salt our meat
In parshas Korach, the kodoshim part given to the kohanim is referred to as a “covenant of salt,” thus providing an opportunity to explain: This is the way we salt our meat
Korach
Sivan 26 5777 | Rabbi Shaul Yisraeli zt"l
A House Full of Sefarim and a Fully Blue Garment
Korach came with two claims against Moshe (Bamidbar Rabba 18:3): Could a house full of holy books require a mezuza? Could a garment that was fully techelet (a shade of blue used in the strings of tzitzit) require tzitzit? Indeed there are two types of complaints that we have been dealing with, generation after generation, and they have broken Israel into splinters and caused discord.
Parashat Hashavua Korach
Sivan 26 5777 | Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
A Lesson in Conflict Resolution
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Tamuz 1 5775 | Rabbi Stewart Weiss
The “firing” Of Korach
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Tamuz 1 5775 | Rabbi Stewart Weiss
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Sivan 5775 | Rabbi Berel Wein
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Hirsch At Your Table The Kohen’s Responsibility
A brief Dvar Torah on the Parsha, based on R. Samson Raphael Hirsch’s Torah Commentary
Korach
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Hirsch At Your Table Political Ego
A brief Dvar Torah on the Parsha, based on R. Samson Raphael Hirsch’s Torah Commentary
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