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Chukat: From One Generation to the Next

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The transition point from the generation that left Egypt to the one that entered the Land of Israel is never mentioned in the Torah. The Torah does not tell us that the death of Miriam was in year 40, and there is nothing in the text that would…
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Chukat: Miriam the First

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“And the Jewish people, the entire congregation, came to Midbar Zin in the first month, and they dwelled in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there” (20:1). Parshat Chukat is the parsha of death. It begins with the mystifying…
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Parshat Shavua 5783 with weekly guest speaker (Chukat/Balak)

Zissy Turner

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Chukat: It's Only Natural

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Judaism has always understood that miracles have very little long-term impact on one's behaviour. During our nation's infancy in Egypt miracles were necessary in order to awaken us to the fact that there is a G-d who runs the world. Yet it is quite…
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Parshat Shavua 5782 with weekly guest speaker (Chukat)

Rabbi Daniel Fridman

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Chukat: It's Tough To Be A Leader

Rabbi Jay Kelman

People have a natural tendency to avoid talking about death. People "pass away" or are "no longer with us". In Parshat Chukat death and its attendant defilement are a central theme. Not only do we learn about the strange ritual of the "red heifer"…
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Parshat Shavua 5781 with weekly guest speaker (Parshat Chukat)

Rabbi Moshe Shulman

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The Haftarot: How to Profit from the Prophets (Parshat_ Hukkat)

Dr. Moshe Sokolow

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Chukat: Undressing Aaron

Rabbi Jay Kelman

"Take Aaron, and Elazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor; and strip Aaron of his vestments, and dress Elazar his son in them; Aaron shall be gathered in and die there" (Bamidbar 20:25-26). It was only after Adam and Eve sinned in…
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Chukat: Marching On

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Judaism is a religion that celebrates life. "Better one hour of repentance and good deeds in this world than the entire life of the world to come" (Pirkei Avot 5:22). It is only while we are alive that we can elevate ourselves through the…
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