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Friday Night THERE ARE BASICALLY two kinds of mitzvos, Mishpatim, which is translated as Judgments, and Chukim, or Statutes. Mishpatim we think we understand, but… Read More »Divine Understanding

Law 1 One who ‘spies’ on his fellow [in order to find negative information to report] transgresses a negative prohibition as it is stated, ‘You… Read More »Chapter 7, Laws 1-2(b) – The Sins of the Great, Part II

This week we read the parsha of Korach. Korach, who was jealous of Moshe and the positions of authority that he and others held, began… Read More »The Potency of Prayer

“This shall be yours from the most holy…”(18:9) Shlomo Hamelech states “sonei matanos yichyeh” – “one who rebuffs gifts will have life”.1 A person who… Read More »A Vital Gift

Korach was a prominent, influential leader. He got two hundred and fifty judges, heads of the high courts, to join his rebellion (Rashi). Moshe Rabbenu… Read More »The Folly Of Politics

Korach the son of Izhar, the son of Kohas, the son of Levi took along with Dasan and Aviram, the sons of Eliav, and On… Read More »The Difference

These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand’s Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1209 – The Chasam Sofer’s… Read More »A Tale of Two Wives

This week’s reading describes the rebellion of Korach and other disastrous incidents that occurred to the generation that left Egypt, who were destined to expire… Read More »The Korach Rebellion

Korach took[2] The pasuk doesn’t say what he took, leading Onkelos and Rashi to understand the verse as Korach separated himself. He took himself outside… Read More »Machlokes L’Shem Shomayim

Once again, this week, Moshe comes under fire. This time he is attacked by his very own cousin, Korach, who claims that partiality and not… Read More »Job Placement