Posts Tagged: Korach
Dissension in the Ranks
JNS.org - The rabbi was busy doing marriage counseling with a couple in distress. He listened attentively to the wife’s tale of woe, and then...
Internal Jewish Divisions Pose the Greatest Threat of All
On June 28, 1863, Samuel Goodwin Stout wrote a letter to his mother from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He was 20-years old and bursting with the optimism and...
Jews Today Cannot Wait for Miracles
One of the amazing features of the Torah is the way that it conveys human nature with all its greatness and pettiness, triumphs and failures. This...
Creating a Bridge Between Secular and Religious Jews, Then and Now
This week, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Rabbi Chaim Gantz. To say he is extraordinary would be an understatement. This was our first...
Why a Religious Code Gives Us Purpose
When I try to put myself into the minds of the Children of Israel in the wilderness, I simply cannot understand their mentality. Why are...
Don’t Use Humor as a Weapon, Then Claim You Were ‘Joking’
“Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit,” said Oscar Wilde, “but it is the highest form of intelligence.” Truthfully, categorizing sarcasm as the lowest form of...
Why Did Moses Fall on His Face?
Last weekend, I tripped and fell flat on my face in the street. It was miraculous (or fortunate) that I fell on the tarmac instead...
Korach and the Arguments of Destruction
If you’re British and of a certain age, you are probably a fan of the irreverent 1970’s comedy sketch show Monty Python’s Flying Circus. I...
Korah and Moses: Not All Views and Histories Are Worth Venerating
Judging historical figures along with the movements or ideals they launched and promoted is not an easy task. Decades, even centuries, may pass before there...
Korach and the Failure of Anarchy
Those familiar with the history of British cinema will certainly have heard of a genre of films known as the Ealing Comedies, a series of...
What Makes a True Leader?
This week, auto-industry legend Lee Iacocca died at the age of 94. Iacocca’s father, an Italian immigrant restaurateur from Pennsylvania, once told his son that “when you...
Parshat Korach: An Argument for the Sake of Heaven
The Korach rebellion was not just the worst of the revolts from the wilderness years. It was also different because it was a direct assault...
Parshat Korach: Finding Happiness in Others’ Success
They assembled against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, "You take too much upon yourselves, for the entire congregation are all holy, and the...
Korach: The First Demagogue and Populist
The story of Korach has much to teach us about one of the most disturbing phenomena of our time: the rise of populism in contemporary...
