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June 19, 2015
By bethmordecai
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Parashat Korah (קרח) — Criticizing Torah, Loving Torah

Parashat Korah (קרח) -- Criticizing Torah, Loving Torah When you love something, do you shy away from being critical about it? Or is it possible to criticize out of love? We will discuss these questions through the lens of this week's Torah portion -- Parashat Korah (particularly Numbers 16) -- and the rebellion(s) of Korah and Datan and Aviram. Join us for this fascinating exploration of the Torah portion!  

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July 18, 2014
By bethmordecai
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Parashat Korah (קרח) — The Only Land of Milk and Honey

Parashat Korah 2014/5774 (Triennial I) Israel: The Only Land of Milk and Honey Today's learning will be for the sake of adding the light of Torah to the efforts undertaken to safely bring home Naftali Fraenkel, Eyal Yifrah, and Gilad Shaar.

In this week's Torah portion, the rebellious Korah challenges Moses by saying "Is it not enough that you brought us from a land flowing with milk and honey (i.e. Egypt) to have us die in the wilderness?" (Numbers 16:13). But isn't Israel the only land of milk and honey? We'll investigate how the Panim Yafot (an 18th Century rabbi from Poland & Germany)[...]

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June 7, 2013
By bethmordecai
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Parashat Korah (קרח) — The Fear of Losing Power

2013/5773 (Triennial III) -- The Fear of Losing Power The Torah makes it clear that the power to lead the Israelites belongs to Moses and then to Aaron. Yet no matter the legitimate claims for their power, the people rebel. Why don't they trust them? Watch this week's class as I discuss this question.

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