July 7, 2022 | 8 Tamuz, 5782 | Torah Portion: Chukas, Numbers 19:1-22:1 | Haftorah: Judges 11:1-33
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For Irrational Humans
The Torah reading of this week deals with a ritual in the Temple – that of the Red Heifer – which is characterized as being a commandment beyond ...read more
Divine Understanding
Friday Night
THERE ARE BASICALLY two kinds of mitzvos, Mishpatim, which is translated as Judgments, and Chukim, or Statutes. Mishpatim we ...read more
The Potency of Prayer
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 a ...read more
Ketores: It Smells Divine
The Mitzvah:
The ketores, incense offering, had its own inner Altar in the Sanctuary. Composed of eleven ingredients (Talmud, Kereisos 6a), ...read more
A Vital Gift
"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 ...read more
The Folly Of Politics
Korach was a prominent, influential leader. He got two hundred and fifty judges, heads of the high courts, to join his rebellion (Rashi). Moshe ...read more
The Difference
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 the son of Peles, ...read more
A Tale of Two Wives
These divrei Torah were adapted from the hashkafa portion of Rabbi Yissocher Frand's Commuter Chavrusah Series on the weekly portion: #1209 - ...read more
The Korach Rebellion
This week's reading describes the rebellion of Korach and other disastrous incidents that occurred to the generation that left Egypt, who were ...read more
Machlokes L’Shem Shomayim
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 ...read more
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Chapter 7, Laws 1-2(b) – The Sins of the Great, Part II
Law 1
One who 'spies' on his fellow [in order to find negative information to report] transgresses a negative prohibition as it is stated, ...read more
Chapter 2, Mishna 20: The Reward of the Torah
Rabbi Tarfon said: The day is short, the work is great, the workers are lazy, the reward is great, and the Master of the house presses.
This ...read more
Chapter 7, Laws 1-2(a) – The Sins of the Great, Part I
Law 1
One who "spies" on his fellow [in order to find negative information to report] transgresses a negative prohibition as it is stated, ...read more
Chapter 2, Mishna 19: Answering the Heretic
Rabbi Elazar said: Be diligent in the study of Torah. Know what to answer a heretic. Know before Whom you toil. And faithful is your Employer ...read more
Matters of Life and Death
In certain situations it is forbidden to make brachos, and if anyone hears a forbidden bracha he may not respond amen. While it is clear that ...read more
The Magic Touch Part II
I have never met a woman who says she does not want to be loved for who she is. Nonetheless, counterproductive to this desire, we tend to delude ...read more
Credit Where Credit is Due
Yosef answered Pharaoh, "It is not in my power [to interpret dreams]; the Almighty will provide an answer to Pharaoh's satisfaction." ...And ...read more
Chillul Hashem and Red Light on a Deserted Street
QUESTION 20: HOW DOES ONE FACTOR IN THE POSSIBILITY OF CHILLUL HASHEM (PROFANING HASHEM'S NAME) WHEN THERE IS A SITUATION WHERE ONE SHOULD BE ...read more
Chapter 6, Law 10(b) – Balancing Acts and Education
A person is obligated to be careful [in dealing] with orphans and widows since their souls are very lowly and their spirits are down... as it is ...read more
Chapter 2, Mishna 18(c): Dooming Ourselves
Rabbi Shimon said: Be careful with the recitation of the Shema and the prayers. When you pray, do not regard your prayers as a fixed obligation ...read more
