Korach

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וַיִּקַּ֣ח קֹ֔רַח (במדבר טז:א) אוֹמֵר, וְנָתְנוּ עַל צִיצִת וְגוֹ' (שם). טַלִּית שֶׁכֻּלָּהּ תְּכֵלֶת, מַה הִיא שֶׁיְּהֵא פְּטוּרָה מִן הַצִּיצִית. אָמַר לוֹ מֹשֶׁה, חַיֶּבֶת בְּצִיצִית. אָמַר לוֹ קֹרַח, טַלִּית שֶׁכֻּלָּהּ תְּכֵלֶת אֵינָהּ פּוֹטֶרֶת עַצְמָהּ, וְאַרְבָּעָה חוּטִין פּוֹטֵר אוֹתָהּ. בַּיִת מָלֵא סְפָרִים, מַהוּ שֶׁתְּהֵא פְּטוּרָה מִן הַמְּזוּזָה. אָמַר לוֹ: חַיֶּבֶת בִּמְזוּזָה. אָמַר לוֹ: כָּל הַתּוֹרָה כֻּלָּהּ מָאתַיִם [...]

By |2022-06-21T14:23:29+03:00June 20th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

Just Do It

“And Korach Took…” (Bamidbar 16:1) The Midrash Tanchuma explains how Korach attacked Moshe Rabbeinu. He asked, “If a garment was made from techeles, does it also need tzitzis? A house must have a mezuzah on the doorpost. What about a house which has sifrei Torah in it? Does it also need a mezuzah (which only [...]

By |2022-06-21T14:27:01+03:00June 19th, 2022|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Korach 5781

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Korach 5781 Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos at 13:30, 17:57 and 19:30. Shabbos Shiurim with the Rav: The Rav’s shiur on Beis Elokim written by the Mabit takes place this and every Shabbos at about 08:05. The Rav's Pirkei Avos takes place immediately after the 3rd Mincha (approximately 18:25). It is open [...]

By |2021-06-24T19:43:07+03:00June 10th, 2021|Categories: Newsletter|Tags: , |0 Comments

בוני עולם

"אמר רב און בן פלת אשתו הצילתו ואמרה ליה מה לך בהדי פלוגתיה אי אהרן כהנא רבא את תלמידא אי קרח כהנא רבה את תלמידא ... מה עבדת אשקיתיה חמרא וארוויתיה ואנגיתיה בערסא והוה יתבא אבבא היא וברתה וסתרא למזייה כל מאן דאתא בשביל און בעלה כיון דחזייה הדור אדהכי והכי אבלעינהו היינו דכתיב "חַכְמוֹת [...]

By |2021-06-09T08:23:26+03:00June 8th, 2021|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Korach 5780

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Korach 5780 Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos at 13:30, 17:59 and 19:33. Weekday MINCHA GEDOLAH: 13:20 instead of 13:15 for the next few weeks. In order to adhere to the government-mandated rules for synagogues, the procedure for this Shabbos will be identical to last week: Only men and boys 11 and up [...]

By |2020-06-18T10:40:17+03:00June 18th, 2020|Categories: Announcements, Schedule|Tags: , |0 Comments

Innocent Until Proven Guilty

Moshe sent for Dosson and Aviram, sons of Eliav; and they said, “We will not come! (Numbers 16:12) RASHI on 16:12: From here we learn that one should not persist in strife (Midrash Tanchuma, Korach 10), for you see that Moshe sought them out in order to conciliate them by peaceful words (Sanhedrin 110a). Many [...]

By |2020-06-18T10:06:44+03:00June 18th, 2020|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

חזקת החפות מפשע

”וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מֹשֶׁ֔ה לִקְרֹ֛א לְדָתָ֥ן וְלַאֲבִירָ֖ם בְּנֵ֣י אֱלִיאָ֑ב וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ לֹ֥א נַעֲלֶֽה“ (במדבר טז:יב) רש"י שם: וישלח משה וגו' ”מִכָּאן שֶׁאֵין מַחֲזִיקִין בְּמַחֲלֹקֶת, שֶׁהָיָה מֹשֶׁה מְחַזֵּר אַחֲרֵיהֶם לְהַשְׁלִימָם בְּדִבְרֵי שָׁלוֹם. (סנהדרין ק"י) לעיתים קרובות אנו מתמודדים עם מצב מסויים ויש לנו את התחושה חווינו מצב כזה כבר בעבר. לפיכך אנו מרגישים בטוחים כי אנו יודעים מה יהיו [...]

By |2020-06-18T10:05:40+03:00June 18th, 2020|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Korach 5779

Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Korach 5779 This issue is sponsored by the Brandt Family of Norfolk, VA In honor of our esteemed Rav, Rav Zachariash shlita Sponsor an issue of the Ahavas Shalom Newsletter in memory of a loved one, or for a refuah shelaymah—or any non-commercial purpose! Just 50₪ per issue. Contact lev@ahavasshalom.org for info [...]

By |2019-06-27T17:03:35+03:00June 27th, 2019|Categories: Announcements, Schedule|Tags: , |0 Comments

The Power To Change

16:1 Korach took… The Baal Haturim quotes the verse in Koheles (5:12) that says “Wealth kept by its owner is to his detriment”. The Medrash tells us “How did Korach persuade people to follow him? He bought them, as it states ‘Vayikach Korach’” This was the beginning of his downfall. On this verse in Koheles, [...]

By |2019-06-26T21:30:24+03:00June 26th, 2019|Categories: Rav's Blog|Tags: , |0 Comments
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