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Jun 27, 2026, 10:08 PM

From Ego to Bitul to Blessing: Parshas Korach, Parshas Chukat, and Parshas Balak

The Torah's arrangement of Parshas Korach, Parshas Chukat, and Parshas Balak is far more than a chronological sequence. Together, these three parshiyos trace a profound spiritual progression: from the dangers of ego and self-assertion, to the humility born of...

Yochanan Schimmelpfennig

Jun 27, 2026, 11:47 AM

Korach and the Mob

Korach and the Mob Korach is one of the most dangerous political figures in the Torah because he says something that sounds true. In Numbers 16, Korach and his men rise against Moses and Aaron and say: “You have gone...

Jun 22, 2026, 7:22 PM

Korah and America at 250- Korah 5786

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights,...

Jun 22, 2026, 11:33 AM

Mekudash: Restore the Court’s Voice Where It Left Off

The United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding that halted recent military operations, reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, lifted blockades, extended a ceasefire to Lebanon, and established a 60-day window for further nuclear negotiations....

Hande Gençünal

Jun 21, 2026, 3:13 PM

We Will Do and We Will Hear – Na’aseh ve-nishma

Certainty is the analyst's greatest trap. The willingness to keep asking is the mark of intellectual honesty. In my work with people, what I kept noticing was this. Those who erred most seriously were not wrong about the things they...

Steven C. Wernick

Jun 21, 2026, 7:13 AM

Korach’s Grammar Is Everywhere Right Now

The Torah portion we read yesterday opens with one of the most seductive arguments in all of Jewish literature. Korach comes to Moses with a seemingly airtight legal puzzle. A widow lives in a house filled entirely with techelet —...

Andy Blumenthal

Jun 20, 2026, 11:10 PM

JD Vance: A Korach for Our Time

Vice President JD Vance’s recent remarks about Israel were not merely misguided—they were a striking display of moral weakness, strategic ignorance, and political arrogance. At a moment when Israel is fighting for its very survival against an Iranian regime...

Jun 20, 2026, 9:52 AM

Some People Leave Behind Arguments. Others Plant Green Trees.

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This week, as Jews around the world read Parashat Korach, I found myself thinking about the difference between arguing and building. Korach’s story is remembered as a story of conflict. Yet what often remains after every dispute is a simple...

Jun 20, 2026, 9:50 AM

The Wounds of a Friend

I hate when these sermons start like a news report, but this week as has been the case too often in recent years, the news is relevant to the message. This week the President of the United States signed...

Alexander Seinfeld

Jun 19, 2026, 8:36 PM

How Many Leaders Does It Take (to Change a Light Bulb)?

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There are many versions of this joke; it may be mere political folklore: 1. The Ben-Gurion & Eisenhower Version Eisenhower lamented how difficult it was to be the president of 170 million people. David Ben-Gurion fired back: "You think that's hard?...

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