Necessary Things

The Nature Of Miracles

Rabbi Stein examines the view of Rambam that miraculous events like Korach's talking donkey may not be a contradiction of nature but rather a unique part of it.

Necessary Things

Rabbi Stein searches for the significance of the ten items...some of which appear in Parshat Korach...said to have been created moments before the first Shabbat.

Unholy Argument

Rabbi Stein points out the one element that made Korach's dispute an Unholy Argument.

Tammuz: What's In A Name?

On Rosh Chodesh Tammuz, Rabbi Kanefsky shares Ramban's explanation of why we deviate from the original Torah tradition of naming the months ("first month...second month...etc.") and use names from other cultures.

Anger Management

Rabbi Kanefsky shows how the story of Korach highlights the perils of giving in to anger.