Rabbi Yehuda Rock
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This parasha describes a grave moral deterioration, when the nation succumbs to their desires and engage in forbidden sexual relations. The leaders of the...
Rabbi Yehuda Rock
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What was the sin that led to Moshe and Aharon's exclusion from entering the land? Apparently their leadership failure was apparent in the Sin of the Spies...
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
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Why is Moshe and Aaron’s response to the complaint at Mei Meriva different than their response to other complaints? Apparently Moshe and Aharon had...
Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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Why were Datan and Aviram swallowed by the earth? Perhaps this was a direct reciprocation for their actions: they didn't want to ascent to the Promised...
Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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Parashat Korah raises some questions regarding the order of the various complaints. This article offers an analysis of the complaints and challenges of...
Rabbi Yehuda Rock
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This article analyzes the various appearances of the incense; apparently the incense signifies God's presence as a result of the sacrificial offerings....
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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The story of Korah ends with the flowering of Aharon's staff. The story is immediately followed by God's commandment to the Priests and Levites....
Rabbi Ezra Bick
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The root עלה - 'alah' - is used frequently in the stories of the Spies and the Ma'apilim. The meaning of the biblical verb transcends the physical or...
Prof. Jonathan Grossman
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Why does the Torah document Moshe's request that Hovav join the nation on their journey to Canaan? Why is this offer inserted in the center of the...
Rabbi Chanoch Waxman
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Moshe's response to the "mitavim" - the people who desired meat - differs from his previous reactions to the sins and complaints of Bnei Yisrael. What's...
