ב"ה
Korach 5763 - July 4, 2003
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The Face of Wisdom
Personally, I could fare all right without a genius in my life. Same with the statesman, rock star or superhero -- even without the psychologist. But one thing we all need is meaning. To know what it's all about
Personally, I could fare all right without a genius in my life. Same with the statesman, rock star or superhero -- even without the psychologist. But one thing we all need is meaning. To know what it's all about
Parshah
Korach in a Nutshell
Korach challenges Moses’ and Aaron’s leadership, inciting mutiny and offering forbidden incense. The subsequent blossoming of Aaron’s staff proves that his position as high priest is divinely ordained.
Korach challenges Moses’ and Aaron’s leadership, inciting mutiny and offering forbidden incense. The subsequent blossoming of Aaron’s staff proves that his position as high priest is divinely ordained.
Story
Sparks of Greatness
The Rebbe turned to Dr. Dorros with a twinkle in his eye. "If we cannot improve on what the Almighty has done," he asked, "then what are we doing here?"
The Rebbe turned to Dr. Dorros with a twinkle in his eye. "If we cannot improve on what the Almighty has done," he asked, "then what are we doing here?"
The Spiritual Roots of the Cucumber
Notwithstanding the plant's beauty and intricacy, it still does not seem to come close to that of the human. Yet the plant sustains the human being. In spiritual terms this demonstrates that it is closer to the apex of creation
Notwithstanding the plant's beauty and intricacy, it still does not seem to come close to that of the human. Yet the plant sustains the human being. In spiritual terms this demonstrates that it is closer to the apex of creation
The Rebbe
A Timeline Biography
The rise of Communism, the coming of age of modern science, the Holocaust, the renaissance of Jewish life in America, the Sixties, the feminist movement, the information age, the end of the Cold War -- the Rebbe was there, and had something to say and do about them all
The rise of Communism, the coming of age of modern science, the Holocaust, the renaissance of Jewish life in America, the Sixties, the feminist movement, the information age, the end of the Cold War -- the Rebbe was there, and had something to say and do about them all
Hereby you shall know that G-d has sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of my own mind
— Moses (to Korach and his followers, Numbers 16:28)
Print Magazine
It’s G-d’s world. Everything He gives is good, the sweetest good.
But it is often a good far too great for us to understand. We imagine it is not good, because that’s the only way to make sense of it with our small minds.
Yet the truth is, He gives us all the good we can handle. If we could take more, He would g...
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