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The Real You By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin Our parsha is famous for its apparently disjointed mitzvot that seemingly have little or nothing to do with each other. We will point out a series of three

Be the Ruler! By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin What is the definition of a true leader? At the beginning of the third essay of the Kuzari, this is the very question that R’ Yehuda HaLevi had

You are Loved By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin December 23, 1888 is one of the most famous moments in art history. It was on that day that a distraught Vincent Van Gogh “stepped into the bathroom

Conquering the Canaanite Within By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin Part of Moshe’s parting words to his children, the Jewish people, was to provide them with a winning strategy for conquering Eretz Israel and maintaining a hold

True Beauty is More Than Skin-Deep By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin We all know that part and parcel of what it means to be a Jew is to preserve one’s physical health. We aren’t permitted to

Paradigm Shifts in Retrospect By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin Our Sages are often called “Sofrim,” which literally means “counters.” Many of our rabbis dedicated their lives to carefully counting every word, letter, and cantillation note of

The Glue that Holds Us Together By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin As Bnei Israel encamped near the borders of the Promised Land, two tribes, Gad and Reuven, approached Moshe to see if they could inherit the

Seeing the Value in Tzelafchad’s Daughters and Ourselves By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin The daughters of Tzelafchad showed their great love and yearning for the Land of Israel by requesting an inheritance for their family of

You Can’t Beat the System By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin PLEASE NOTE: Because of the timing of the end of Shavuot, this week Balak is the Parsha in Israel and Chukat-Balak in the Diaspora. For the

Instead of Knocking Down, Build People Up By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin PLEASE NOTE: Because of the timing of the end of Shavuot, Chukat is the Parsha this week in Israel and next week in the

We’re All Responsible for Each Other By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin PLEASE NOTE: Because of the timing of the end of Shavuot, Korach is the Parsha this week in Israel and next week in the Diaspora.

All Change is Difficult and Scary By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin PLEASE NOTE: Because of the timing of the end of Shavuot, Shelach is the Parsha this week in Israel and next week in the Diaspora.

When the Right Instincts Kick In By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin PLEASE NOTE: Because of the timing of the end of Shavuot, Beha’alotecha is the Parsha this week in Israel and next week in the Diaspora.

Wondrous and Wonderful By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin PLEASE NOTE: Because of the timing of the end of Shavuot, Naso is the Parsha this week in Israel and next week in the Diaspora. The word “פלא”

Sharing in the Pain, Sharing in the Joy By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin Bamidbar is also known as the book of Numbers (חומש הפקודים), because it contains several counts taken of the Jewish people. In taking

By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin Divine Judgment We all know that Rosh Hashanah is the Day of Judgment, when man’s fate is decided for the coming year. It would follow, then, that Hashem had decided this

By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin Using our Material Gifts to Sanctify the World The 8th Day of an Animal’s Life Parshat Emor should be familiar to us, because we read a section of it twice over

By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin Being Holy and Living a Balanced Judaism In a perfect world, we would expect one’s ethical behavior to be directly linked to one’s religious behavior. Philosophers, scientists, and psychologists have been

By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin Finding Spiritual Greatness in Unusual Places Allow me to share a story about an ancient king of Israel named Yerovam. Not the famous Yerovam ben Nevat, who was the first king

By Rabbi Daniel Korobkin The Truest of Gifts Three years ago, when the Coronavirus was just beginning to disrupt normal life in different parts of the world, an article appeared in Lehrhaus by Dr. Jeremy