The Torah in Parashat Balak tells the famous story of Bilam’s failed attempts to place a curse on Beneh Yisrael. Bilam, a non-Jewish prophet, was summoned by Balak, the king of Moab, who felt threatened by Beneh...
The Torah in Parashat Hukat present the law of Para Aduma – the “red heifer” whose ashes were used to prepare the purifying waters, through which people and objects would be purified after becoming Tameh (impure). In...
When Balak, king of Moav, saw that the great giants Sichon and Og fell to the Bnei Yisroel, he was filled with terror. These giants who were born before the Great Flood and had dinosaur-like dimensions (Sichon was...
When does a restaurant need a mashgiach? How important is the mashgiach? A restaurant always needs a mashgiach. A restaurant owned by a religious Jew, whether it’s meat or dairy, requires a mashgiach...
The whole ceremony of Parah Adumah [Red Heifer] is the q u i n t e s s e n t i a l chok [mitzvah-decree with no apparent reason]. Rashi cites the Medrash that the Satan and...
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The Mutiny The narrative is dramatic, tragic, and unmistakably Jewish. Four individuals -- Korach, Dasan, Aviram, and On son of Peles -- lead a mass mutiny against Moshe, the leader of the Jewish people, and his brother Aaron, the...
We read in Parashat Korah of the group assembled by Korah to challenge Moshe’s authority. They accused Moshe of nepotism, that he unfairly granted the exclusive post of Kohen Gadol to his brother, Aharon. Moshe responded by inviting...
Can one use a BBQ grill for both milchig and fleishig by changing the grate? Changing the grate would be inadequate. The bottom of the grill also becomes fleishig and so changing the grate wouldn’t do...
Rebbe Dovid Lelover zt’l said: If Korach knew that he can serve Hashem from behind the oven [where the simple Yidden used to sit] and his avodah will be as precious as the avodah of the kohen gadol,...