Balak 5775-2015
“Uncovering the ‘Layers’ in the Biblical Narrative”
Students of the Bible need to be keenly aware of the different levels of study and the subtle messages, as they read the words of scripture.
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Chukat 5775-2015
“Accepting the Inscrutable”
There appears to be an intriguing connection between parashat Chukat and the burning of the Talmud in Paris in 1242 by King Louis IX.
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Korach 5775-2015
“The Devastating Impact of Dispute”
Why is the dispute of Korach any worse than the other three rebellious outbreaks of the people, the Golden Calf, the Murmurers and the spies? Each one of these was an affront to G-d’s dignity, yet the Al-mighty forgave the people.
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Shelach 5775-2015
“The Sin of the Spies--Revisited”
The Baal HaTanya suggests that the sin of the scouts was due to their desire to live in a false utopian world of total spirituality, in the full embrace of the Al-mighty, rather than to have to engage in the real world where they would earn their bread by the sweat of their brow.
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