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Back to SearchParsha: Pinchas - Sons of Anarchist (5783)
Korach's rebellion claimed many victims: Some of the perpetrators were swallowed up in a miraculous sinkhole; some were consumed by a divine fire; an…
1 year, 1 month ago
Assault on Dina: A Deep Exploration of a Third Rail Topic
Some subjects are way too dicey address publicly - electrified third rail subjects which zap anyone who approaches it. But Blake Cohn is not afraid o…
1 year, 1 month ago
Parshas Pinchas (Rebroadcast)
Pinchas was a man of action, a zealot who avenged God’s vengeance and was handsomely rewarded for it. In this parsha we read about his reward, Moses’…
1 year, 1 month ago
Parsha: Balak - Ruthless and Ruthful Determination
Balak, King of Moab, and Bilaam, sorcerer extraordinaire, hatched a plot to annihilate the Jewish people. Had their plan been successful, there would…
1 year, 1 month ago
TORAH 101: Components of Oral Torah
What makes up Oral Torah? What are the different types of information included in the Mishnah? In part 3 of the authoritative, magisterial, and compr…
1 year, 1 month ago
Parshas Balak (Rebroadcast)
After the Jewish nation trounced the mighty kingdoms of Sichon and Og in last week's parsha, the comparatively smaller and weaker kingdom of Moab res…
1 year, 2 months ago
Parsha: Chukas - Bold and Boulder
When the nation needed water, they found it in a most unexpected place: Moshe struck a rock and it began to spew forth enough water for the entire na…
1 year, 2 months ago
Parsha: Chukas - Methods of Transformation (5783)
In Parshas Chukas we read about the death of two giants: Miriam and Aaron, Moshe's older sister and brother, pass away. Our sages tell us that the de…
1 year, 2 months ago
Demystifying Chareidi Opposition to IDF Enlistment
Perhaps the most controversial and divisive subject that dominates Israeli society today is the question of the blanket army exemption given to Yeshi…
1 year, 2 months ago
Parshas Chukas (Rebroadcast)
In this week's parsha, we read about a highly unusual mitzvah: The Red Heifer, when an entirely red cow is burned together with a motley concoction o…
1 year, 2 months ago