D’var Torah Parshas Korach The Jealous Soul Can Find Peace By Rabbi Label Lam Moshe said to Korach, “Please listen, sons of Levi, Is it not enough that the G-d of Israel has distinguished you from the congregation of Israel to draw you near to Him, to perform the service in the Mishkan of HASHEM…
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Parshas Korach
Parshas Korach Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person “goes up” to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading. 1st Aliya: Korach, along with Dattan, Aviram, and 250 men from Shevet Reuven, challenged Moshe and Aharon’s…
Parshas Korach
Parshas Korach By Dr. Nosson Chayim Leff Sfas Emes, Zechuso Tagein Aleinu, Parshas Korach, 5631 The Parsha begins: “Vayikach Korach …”; “Korach took …”. The Torah does not tell us WHAT Korach took. This open space in the text creates a problem for ba’alei Pshat (and an opportunity for ba’alei Drash.) Many commentators…
Parshas Korach
Haftorah by Rabbi Dovid Siegel Parshas Korach Shmuel 1 11:14 This week’s haftorah shares with us a significant perspective about a Jewish government in Eretz Yisroel. The Jewish people had recently approached the prophet Shmuel requesting the appointment of a king. The prophet acquiesced in their request and transferred the mantle of leadership to the…
Parshas Korach
D’var Torah Parshas Korach Moshe Was Right! They assembled against Moshe and Aaron, and said to them, “You take too much upon yourselves, for the entire congregation are all holy, and HASHEM is in their midst. So why do you raise yourselves above the HASHEM’s assembly?” (Bamidbar 16:3) You take too much upon yourselves:…
Parshas Shlach
D’var Torah Parshas Shlach A Sacred Date By Rabbi Label Lam The entire community raised their voices and shouted, and the people wept on that night. (Bamidbar 14:1) the people wept on that night: From that moment the destruction of the Temple was decreed, since it was the night of Tisha’ B’Av. The…
Parashat Sh’lach / פרשת שלח־לך Next read in the Diaspora on 14 June 2014. Parashat Sh’lach is the 37th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 13:1 – 15:41 Full Kriyah 1: 13:1-20 (20 p’sukim) 2: 13:21-14:7 (20 p’sukim) 3: 14:8-25 (18 p’sukim) 4: 14:26-15:7 (27 p’sukim) 5: 15:8-16 (9 p’sukim) 6: 15:17-26 (10 p’sukim) 7: 15:27-41 (15 p’sukim) maf: 15:37-41 (5 p’sukim) Triennial Year 1 14 June 2014 1: 13:1-3 2: 13:4-16 3: 13:17-20 4: 13:21-24 5: 13:25-30…
Parashat Beha’alotcha / פרשת בהעלתך Next read in the Diaspora on 07 June 2014. Parashat Beha’alotcha is the 36th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1 – 12:16 Full Kriyah 1: 8:1-14 (14 p’sukim) 2: 8:15-26 (12 p’sukim) 3: 9:1-14 (14 p’sukim) 4: 9:15-10:10 (19 p’sukim) 5: 10:11-34 (24 p’sukim) 6: 10:35-11:29 (31 p’sukim) 7: 11:30-12:16 (22 p’sukim) maf: 12:14-16 (3 p’sukim) Triennial Year 1 07 June 2014 1: 8:1-4 2: 8:5-9 3: 8:10-14 4: 8:15-22 5: 8:23-26…
Parashas Naso
37 – Naso – idra raba rAbi Aba speaks about the time of day and how judgment and joy and praise are aroused at different times of the day and night. He says that during sleep the soul rises above and is examined about its daily activities that are then recorded in the book. 1….
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