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There was never any question as to who was right and who was wrong. When Korach challenged Moses for the leadership of the Jewish people,… Read More »The Purpose of Prayer

Shmuel 1 11:14 This week’s haftorah shares with us a significant perspective about the Jewish government in Eretz Yisroel. The Jewish people had recently approached… Read More »Parshas Korach

This week we read the parsha of Korach. “Va’yikach Korach ben Yitzhar ben K’has ben Levi {And Korach the son of Yitzhar, the son of… Read More »Being a Parent is Not Easy

The Mitzvah: The ketores, incense offering, had its own inner Altar in the Sanctuary. Composed of eleven ingredients (Talmud, Kereisos 6a), one half of a… Read More »Ketores: It Smells Divine

“Those that are to be redeemed – from one month shall you redeem according to the valuation, five silver shekels by the sacred shekel; it… Read More »A Costly Choice

Once upon a time Kedusha had just been recited in shul and it was time to prepare for birkas kohanim. Lior Levi turned to his… Read More »Washing the Kohen’s Hands

Love is blind. So is hate and any principle that begins to shade the intellect with emotion. This week, in what appears to be the… Read More »Blind Ambition

 Friday Night THERE ARE TWO types of people in the world, “Us,” and everyone else who does things that we would never do. Of course,… Read More »Don’t Be A Korach

“I will be in his eyes k’metate’ah (like an impostor).” (Bereshith 27:12) As explained previously, lying is such a serious transgression that it is compared… Read More »The Promise of a Thief

My wife and I once found ourselves in an extremely difficult situation and went to discuss the problem with our shadchan, Rav David Cohen, Rosh… Read More »Hashem’s Blessing