The Mystery of the Red Heifer | Parshat Chukat
The Mystery of the Red Heifer | Parshat Chukat In Chukat part one we will examine the commandment of the Red Heifer, which comes to purity from defilement from contact with the dead, is...
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From the Mountaintop of the Sinai
The 4th Month on the Jewish Calendar Tammuz Part One From the Mountaintop of the Sinai Experience to Babylon And the Descent to the Depths of the Valley Part of an Ongoing Series entitled...
The Restless Wayfarers | Fear of Reality
In this week’s reading a fundamental change occurs in the direction of the wandering of the Israelites in the wilderness. Up to the beginning of Numbers 20, the Torah tells of events that occurred...
Mussar | Introduction | Part One
Even if you grew up in the Jewish world, chances are that you never heard the word Mussar until you encountered it here. But we assure you that Mussar is a venerable and well-established...
The Hidden Secret of the Serpent
The story of the copper serpent presents a well-known theological difficulty, put by the Sages and cited by Rashi in his commentary on Numbers 21:8: “Can a snake cause death or give life?” That...
The Tale of the Copper Serpent | Parshat Chukat
The Tale of the Copper Serpent | Parshat Chukat The copper serpent was fashioned at G-d’s behest. We are not dealing here with standard devices (names, charms, incantations), but with special and unique...
Chukat: Rabbi Avraham
UNIVERSAL TORAH: CHUKAS By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: CHUKAS, Numbers 19:1-22:1 THE BEGINNING OF THE END Now that we have passed the summer solstice, the days are still long but imperceptibly they are...
The Earths Mouth | Rebellion and Judgment
When Moses wishes to prove to the Israelites that he has indeed been sent by God–as against the complaints of Korach and his associates–he asks Him to punish them in a special manner: “And...
Ethics of Leadership | Parshat Korach
Much has been said and will yet be said about the famous dispute in this week’s Torah reading which was not for the sake of Heaven (Avot 5.17), a dispute which may have been...
Korach | Exposing the Inner Rebellion Part Two
In Korach | Exposing the Inner Rebellion Part Two, we pick up where we left off in the previous lesson of Korach | Exposing the Inner Rebellion. In this lesson we expand further on...
The Power of Speech | Parshat Korach
The Power of Speech | Parshat Korach Discover the power of speech from Rabbi Nachman in this week’s Torah Portion Korach. Speech has tremendous power. Speak many words of Torah, say many prayers, and...
Tehillim | Psalm Two | Part Two
Discover this amazing shiur that brings down the message of the Righteous of the Nations and their power to elevate all people. Psalm 2 1 Why do the nations conspire[a] and the peoples plot...
Korach | Exposing the inner rebellion
In Korach | Exposing the inner rebellion, we examine the text of Number 16-17 to find the detailed reasons for Korach’s rebellion against Moshe. In the light of the text we explore the...
