Studying “words” in the Torah “ – Focusing on the torah portions of Korach;Numbers 16:1-18:32 — The Spiritual Subtext Of Korach Korach;Numbers 16:1-18:32 To listen to more podcasts and leave comments,please go to PodCasts. Please do not play on Shabbat
by Rabbi Chanan Morrison Levies for Levites After the Korach rebellion, challenging the special status of the Levites and the kohanim, God enumerated the various ways the Jewish people support the tribe of Levi. The Levites were engaged in the Temple service and teaching the nation, yet received no inheritance in the Land of Israel. … Read more
Parshat Korach and Teshuva Moshe Kempinski The Mishna teaches that a dispute that is for the sake of Heaven, will yield lasting results while one that is not for the sake of Heaven will not yield lasting results (Avot 5:20). The classic example of “heaven-centered disputes”” are the long standing disagreements between Hillel and Shammai. … Read more
Rabbi Chanan Morisson A scholar, recently arrived from America, was deeply disturbed. He went to visit Rav Kook, unburdening his severe disappointment about the state of religious observance in Eretz Yisrael. He was shocked by the sight of irreligious Jews desecrating the Sabbath, eating forbidden foods, and rebelling against Jewish traditions in the Holy Land. … Read more
Moshe Kempinski Sivan 21, 5773, 30/05/13 Distinguishing betweeen tchellet (the blue color of the fringes) and white. On the ninth day of Av the people of Israel made a choice that spiraled into one of the greatest tragedies in the history of the Jewish people; “They spread an evil report about the land which they … Read more
Studying “words” in the Torah “ – Focusing on the torah portions of Shelach (Numbers 13:1–15:41) — Believing in Destiny Shelach To listen to more podcasts and leave comments,please go to PodCasts. Please do not play on Shabbat
Moshe Kempinski Darkness always fills the void when light ceases to shine. It is critical to remember that darkness is simply the absence of light, and not to give darkness itself too much power and strength. Yet, there are times that darkness seems to engulf the light. There are times darkness seems to work under … Read more
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons The shooting case has become the mother of all fauxtographies. It’s the case that seems to never die. Twelve years after the “shooting of Muhammad al-Dura” on the second day of the Intifada in Gaza, the Israeli government has now concluded that IDF fire did not kill Muhammad al-Dura, and there … Read more
