Necessary Things

The Children Of Korach

Rabbi Stein points out the profound lesson inherent in the reciting of a Psalm attributed to the children of Korach, in a house of mourning.

The Nature Of Miracles

Rabbi Stein examines the view of Rambam that miraculous events may not be a disruption of nature but rather a unique part of it.

Necessary Things

Rabbi Stein searches for the significance of the ten items...one of which appears 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.