By Sivan Rahav-Meir Today all of us know how to explain Korach’s mistake. It’s terribly easy today to sit back and explain why most of
By Rabbi Dr. Daniel Friedman For many centuries, the Land of Israel lay barren. While Jews and non-Jews continued to inhabit the country in small
By Rabbi Gil Student I. Sefaria Controversy A minor controversy brewed recently when some people noticed that Sefaria provides readers a non-Orthodox Bible translation. This
By Rabbi Dr. Avi Kuperberg Have you ever encountered individuals who try to undermine your sense of worth, telling you that you are ordinary and
By Rabbi Moshe Hauer Do we live in a world, a community or a home that fosters disagreement and betrayal, or in one that encourages
By Rabbi Dani Staum Years ago, there was a time when my older brother was into learning and performing magic tricks. On one occasion during
וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ עַל־מֹשֶׁה וְעַל־אַהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵהֶם רַב־לָכֶם כִּי כָל־הָעֵדָה כֻּלָּם קְדֹשִׁים וּבְתוֹכָם ה’ וּמַדּוּעַ תִּתְנַשְּׂאוּ עַל־קְהַל ה’: (במדבר טז:ג) They assembled against Moshe and Aharon, and
By Binyamin Benji With Korach and his crew continuing to press Moshe about Aharon’s appointment as Kohen Gadol, Moshe finally tells Korach that it’s time
By Binyamin Benji With Korach and his crew continuing to press Moshe about Aharon’s appointment as Kohen Gadol, Moshe finally tells Korach that it’s time
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman I sat down with MK Ofir Sofer, the new minister of aliyah and integration in Israel’s government. Minister Sofer was an
By Mitchell First I previously wrote a column on this topic in 2017 and in my “Roots and Rituals” book (2018), I was basing myself
By Steven Starr I applaud Rabbi Wieder, Moshe Kinderlehrer, Shmuel Shayowitz and Doug Dubitsky for their June 6 panel regarding the economic pressures facing the
