Korach: It’s Not So Simple I once read that R’ Aron Leib Shteinman quipped, “When people tell me they are acting not for their own sake but rather ..
Written by Rabbi Aryeh Dachs
“Korach took…” [1] Korach led a rebellion against Moshe. We have been taught that whilst his followers foolishly sinned, Korach was wise, and instead it was his eyes ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
It is a busy day at home and the entire family is rushing around frantically trying to finalise preparations for a celebratory birthday dinner. As it nears an hour ..
Written by Anonymous
The whole episode of the spies which dominates this week’s parsha is one of the most troubling sections in the Torah. The explanation of exactly what happened ..
Written by Rabbi Andrew Savage
Rashi explains that Korach was a clever person, yet how could he go so far wrong as to challenge Moshe and the whole authenticity of the Torah? There are many reasons, ..
Written by Anonymous
“And Korach took…” (16:1) Rashi (to verse 7) writes: “Korach was an intelligent [literally, ‘open-eyed’] man. What reason did he have ..
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It is a busy day at home and the entire family is rushing around frantically trying to finalise preparations for a celebratory birthday dinner. As it nears an hour ..
Written by Gavriel Chaim Jenkins
This week’s Torah portion tells the story of Korach’s dispute with Moshe. The Mishna in Pirke Avos 5:20 states : “Any dispute that is for the sake ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
At the beginning of Parshas Korach, the torah in one Pasuk gives two different examples of what a wife can do for her husband. The Pasuk begins, “Vayikach ..
Written by Benjamin A Rose
Rashi explains that Korach was a clever person, so how could he go so far wrong as to challenge Moshe and the whole authenticity of the Torah? There are many reasons, ..
Written by Moshe Kormornick