My time learning in Eretz Yisrael is filled with vivid memories. I ate out one Friday night with a friend and as we were walking

Surprisingly, during the entire Korach episode, the Torah does not record one word that actually comes from Korach himself. He does not inspire his followers,

Yoma 58b It is a matter of dispute whether the rule of “ein ma’avirin al hamitzvot” (do not offend a mitzvah by postponing it) means

Looking into the story of Korach, one might view Korach and his 250-man crew in disbelief. How could they have tried to oppose Moshe to

The punishment dealt to Korach is one of several puzzling aspects of Parshat Korach. Pirkei Avot teaches that the Mouth of the Earth was one

One day, my phone rang. “Is this Chabad?” “Yes,” I replied. “My name is ___ from Monsey. A friend of mine is in Hackensack and

Layla and Zahava rushed to the school gym, where the whole school would be, to find out who would be elected school president. Both of

We would think that Torah is so vast that no one individual mitzvah can symbolize all the 613 “components.” Surprisingly, the Torah designates one mitzvah

In reading Parshat Shelach, not only should we be puzzled by Bnei Yisrael yet again doubting Hashem, but we should be puzzled by Hashem’s reaction.

I remember learning about optical illusions in school. We were shown a picture that looked like an old lady, but if turned upside down, it

“There’s none so blind as they that won’t see.” —Jonathan Swift Moses sends 12 men, 12 princes, representatives of each of the tribes of Israel

In this week’s parsha of Shelach we notice an interesting contrast. There were the scouts from the parsha that Moshe sent out and then there