Parshas Korach

Rabbi Berel Wein The litany of disappointments and failures of the generation of Jews that left Egyptian bondage continues in this week’s parsha except this parsha relates to us not so much in describing a direct confrontation with G-d and His express wishes, so to speak, but rather tells of a challenge to Moshe and […]

Sounds Fishy

Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow All those teachers who complain that their students frequently doodle may find some solace in the Gemara (Gittin 36a). The Gemara says that Rav would frequently draw a picture of a fish. As it will become clear from the commentators, this was not just some random scribble that someone with a good […]

Tax-Free Ninjas

Allan Rolnick, CP Colleges looking to compete for students have added new fields like cybersecurity, political campaign management, and even beer fermentation. (That last one seems a bit indulgent, given how many college students pursue rigorous self-study programs in malt beverages with no promise of academic credit at all.) Perhaps it shouldn’t surprise you, then, […]