By Rabbi Dr. Joshua Waxman A common theme in this column is that two people can have the same name, and we need to disambiguate

By Shira Sedek In parshat Korach, we can see the recurring cycle of making one of the mistakes that Adam and Chava made. While Adam

By Rabbi Daniel Mann/Eretz Hemdah לעילוי נשמת יואל אפרים בן אברהם עוזיאל זלצמן ז”ל Question: I thought that one should learn a little in shul

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