July 29, 2010 | Ekev

Korach

Members of the Tribe

As I was walking off a brisk run in Central Park last Sunday - wishing I had some kosher Gatorade[1] -- I noticed an old man behind a table polishing awards. The attractive glass plates were for the top finishers by gender in various age categories. The guy polishing them and placing them neatly on...

Korach 5769/2009: "Korach's Children"

Celebrating the 50th wedding anniversary of Sheila and Art Braufman Celebrating the the marriage of Eliyahu Sills and Rachel Valfer The story of Korach might not seem obvious for discussing relationships. After all, Korach and his followers, after contesting the rights of Moses and Aaron to...

My video divrei Torah on parasha Korach by Rabbi Jonathan Ginsburg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ep0eoAuomk

My Weekly Drash (a mini D'var Torah) - Korach

The Israelites are out of control in Parshah Korah, but what’s interesting is how Moses and Aaron respond. It all comes to a head after Korah and his followers fail in their rebellion while the other Israelites have become enraged. “Next day the whole Israelite community railed against Moses...

About Ekev

My Weekly Drash (a mini D'var Torah) - Ekev

"Love, therefore, the Lord your God, and always keep His charge, His laws, His rules, and His commandments." (Deut. 11:1) This passage from Parshah Ekev is not unique. It is one of many places we are told to "love" God. But what does that mean? Rabbi Jakob Petuchowski wrote, "Jews study Torah...read more

About Daniel M. Kimmel
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Joined: 10/02/2007

Daniel M. Kimmel is a Boston area film critic,...

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Parshat Ekev

The concept of teshuvah, repentance, is a given in traditional Jewish circles: One who sins before God has the inalienable right to repent and to be absolved. Nevertheless, an analysis of the Torah indicates that such a theology might be absent from the text. In this week’s portion, Ekev, Moses...read more

About Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld
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Joined: 08/08/2007

Shmuel is Rabbi of Ohev Sholom -- The National...

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Shoshana Michael Zucker

Joined: September 27, 2007

A professional translator, wife and mother of three, I more a self-educated than a formally educated Jew. Most of my divrei torah are given in Hebrew but when I have time I do translate some.

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Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld

Joined: August 8, 2007

Shmuel is Rabbi of Ohev Sholom -- The National Synagogue, the oldest Orthodox synagogue in Washington, DC. His communal responsibilities include teaching classes, coordinating adult education, creating programs for the elderly,the youth, and the sick, and ministering to the pastoral needs of the...

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Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner

Joined: September 11, 2009

Rabbi Dov Lerner has served congregations since 1970, ordained by The Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He is currently the President of the Family Foundation For Education, Inc. 501c3, which maintains a website for the distribution of materials without fee, especially Haggadot in...

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