Korach
Equality is more about being different than it is about being the same.
Moses’ cousin, Korach, challenges the leadership and the priesthood. Together with 250 of the intelligentsia, Korach and his posse incite a rebellion within the camp. The Jewish people are divided and this is a tragedy. Consequential to the split in the people, the earth splits open and consumes Korach and his entourage. A plague hits the camp (schisms always create catastrophe), but the High Priest Aaron’s staff blooms to life and the plague evaporates (this what High Priest’s to schisms). Certain crops, libations, and livestock are to be gifted to the priests.
The Believer
The Lubavitcher Rebbe is a wise man, a learned man, but above all, he is a believer. And to meet a believer is an altogether different experience.
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Holy Sinners
Parshat Korach relates the story of Korach’s challenge to the authority of Moses & the priesthood of Aaron. The lesson: no human being is irredeemable.
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Who’s Dreaming?
Excerpt of an address by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Pinchas 5744 explaining our current dream-like reality and the true reality of the world of Moshiach.
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His Guiding Vision
A vision by the Rebbe in one of his letters of the future redemption providing answers to many sought-after questions, which began when he was a child.
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Korach: Why Do We Need Leaders?
‘Why do we need a leader’ is the precise theme of this week’s Torah portion. Korach challenges Moses to an important question about the need for leaders.
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Korach: Telling the Story
Simon Jacobson introduces Dr. Elie Wisel at the 2nd Annual Gershon Jacobson Memorial Lecture, a moving Holocaust tribute…
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A Lesson in Humility
There are two approaches to develop a true feeling of humility toward someone whose character or behavior is obviously inferior to one’s own.
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Mister Menachem
A moving letter written to the Meaningful Life Centre by a woman who, as a child of five, met the Rebbe who became one of her dearest friends.
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Holy Sinners: Parshat Korach Dvar Torah
The road to Heaven is paved with good intentions: lessons learned from Korach’s rebellion against Moses in Parshat Korach Dvar Torah, Bamidbar.
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The Soul of a Conflict
This address by the Rebbe discusses how Korach erred by attempting to create perfection in an imperfect world..
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