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Korach 5767 - June 15, 2007
Living
The Ticket
I had just pulled out of my parking spot and was fastening my seatbelt... What's next, fining consumers of heavy mayonnaise because of its high cholesterol content?
I had just pulled out of my parking spot and was fastening my seatbelt... What's next, fining consumers of heavy mayonnaise because of its high cholesterol content?
You Never Know
A spur-of-the-moment visit to Rabbi Menachem Schneerson's tomb brings unexpected and astonishing results.
A spur-of-the-moment visit to Rabbi Menachem Schneerson's tomb brings unexpected and astonishing results.
Catering Tips for an Adult Circumcision "Brit"
Herring, lox, smoked whitefish on a bed of lettuce, fresh bagels, cream cheese... But what to serve when the meal is for your own Bris?
Herring, lox, smoked whitefish on a bed of lettuce, fresh bagels, cream cheese... But what to serve when the meal is for your own Bris?
Parshah
The Parshah in a Nutshell
Korach challenges Moses’ and Aaron’s leadership, inciting mutiny and offering forbidden incense. The subsequent blossoming of Aaron’s staff proves that his position as high priest is divinely ordained.
Korach challenges Moses’ and Aaron’s leadership, inciting mutiny and offering forbidden incense. The subsequent blossoming of Aaron’s staff proves that his position as high priest is divinely ordained.
Who Was Korach?
Korach's conflict with Moses is itself a maze of conflicting elements: lofty spiritual strivings and base ambitions, elitist delusions and a struggle for a classless society...
Korach's conflict with Moses is itself a maze of conflicting elements: lofty spiritual strivings and base ambitions, elitist delusions and a struggle for a classless society...
Korach Over Dinner
When I hear the M word, I feel hot air breathed down my back. Mental flags go up, signaling, "Someone's got an agenda here, and the agenda is to take you over."
When I hear the M word, I feel hot air breathed down my back. Mental flags go up, signaling, "Someone's got an agenda here, and the agenda is to take you over."
Moses' Anger Management Technique
Our sages have said that "One who gets angry, it is as if he has worshipped idols." How so?
Our sages have said that "One who gets angry, it is as if he has worshipped idols." How so?
TheRebbe.org
“Quiet Diplomacy” with Soviet Union
How I saved lives with the Rebbe's precious advice in what became the most important story of my life.
How I saved lives with the Rebbe's precious advice in what became the most important story of my life.
Alone with Little Moses
Again the buzzer sounded, but the Rebbe indicated that I needn't hurry. I turned to my central question: how could the Rebbe assume responsibility for giving advice to his Hasidim on medical problems or business affairs, especially when he knew that his advice was binding?
Again the buzzer sounded, but the Rebbe indicated that I needn't hurry. I turned to my central question: how could the Rebbe assume responsibility for giving advice to his Hasidim on medical problems or business affairs, especially when he knew that his advice was binding?
The Jewish Woman
The Heart of a Jewish Woman
"It's crooked," I whispered, unsure of whether I was intruding on a holy moment...
"It's crooked," I whispered, unsure of whether I was intruding on a holy moment...
Do I Have a Soulmate?
Time and again I have had my heart broken and my hopes dashed...Is there really someone out there for everyone?
Time and again I have had my heart broken and my hopes dashed...Is there really someone out there for everyone?
The spiritual and the physical are antithetical in their very essence: what is a positive quality in the physical is a deficiency in the spiritual...
— Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi
Print Magazine
Some people think that if they were truly spiritual, they would never eat.
In truth, few acts are as divine as eating food.
Eating is similar to sifting gold. You grasp the divine spark within a food and reject the dross. And then, in the mitzvahs energized by that food, you carry that divine spark back to its origin ...
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