Chukat (Numbers 19, 1 – 22, 1) – do commands of God that are seemingly without reason require blind obedience?

The Torah reading of Chukat opens with the laws of the red cow, which are regarded in the Jewish tradition as among the most mysterious of the laws of the…

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Korach (Numbers 16, 1 – 18, 32) – peace above truth as the essence of an argument for the sake of Heaven

In the Torah reading of Korach there is a rebellion against Moses and Aaron led by Korach, Datan and Aviram (Numbers 16, 1-3). Actually, there appears to be two separate…

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