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Parshah
The Bald and the Cold
In Hebrew, the name Korach means “bald” and “ice”—representing the spiritual malaises of separation and apathy.
In Hebrew, the name Korach means “bald” and “ice”—representing the spiritual malaises of separation and apathy.
Hanging by a Thread
What was bothering Korach? Do G‑d’s commandments make sense? What is a dispute that is for the sake of Heaven?
What was bothering Korach? Do G‑d’s commandments make sense? What is a dispute that is for the sake of Heaven?
Servant Leadership
To lead is to serve. Those who serve do not lift themselves high. They lift other people high.
To lead is to serve. Those who serve do not lift themselves high. They lift other people high.
Korach 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.
"All her pursuers overtook her between the straits" (Lamentations 1:3)--this refers to the days of trouble and stricture, from the 17th of Tammuz to 9th of Av
— Midrash Rabbah, Eicha 1:29
Print Magazine
Man sees a tree and the tree says, “I am here, I was here, and I am nothing more but a thing that is here.”
Man ponders and answers, “No! I give you a name! You are ‘tree’! You have beauty and you have a soul. You point upwards and you say, ‘There is something higher, there is the One who gives me life and gives me my ve...
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