Whoever possesses the following three traits is of the students of our father Abraham, and [whoever possesses] a different three traits is of the students… Read More »Chapter 5, Mishna 22(a): Seeing Nature — and Beyond – Part I
This week we read the parsha of Korach. “Va’yikach Korach ben Yitzhar ben K’has… v’Dasan va’Aviram… v’On ben Peles… vayakumu lifnei Moshe (And Korach the… Read More »Earth-Shattering Occurences
Korach says to Moshe, “Why do you elevate yourself above the congregation of Hashem?” Korach claimed that Moshe was acting haughtily. How could he possibly… Read More »Faint Perception
“Any quarrel,” says the Mishnah in Pirkei Avos (5:20) “that is made for the sake of heaven shall, in conclusion, last. However, if the argument… Read More »Internal Combustion