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Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Never Finished (Korach)
“Korach the son of Izhar, the son of Kehath, the son of Levi took [himself to one side] along with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, descendants of Reuben. They confronted Moses together with two hundred and fifty men from the children of Israel, chieftains of the congregation, […]
Watch Rabbi Shmuel Silber's Virtual Drasha – Korach: Dream Big, Execute Efficiently (Video)
Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Shlach-Fringe Benefits
It was a tragic and traumatic event. What began as a simple reconnaissance mission descended into a slander campaign against the Land of Israel, Moshe and ultimately, God Himself. The Meraglim (spies) were upstanding men, leaders of their respective families and tribes and yet, something went so terribly wrong and these leaders led their constituents astray. They […]
Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Shlach-Fringe Benefits
It was a tragic and traumatic event. What began as a simple reconnaissance mission descended into a slander campaign against the Land of Israel, Moshe and ultimately, God Himself. The Meraglim (spies) were upstanding men, leaders of their respective families and tribes and yet, something went so terribly wrong and these leaders led their constituents astray. They […]
Watch Rabbi Shmuel Silber's Virtual Drasha – Shlach: Strength from the Seeds (Video)
Watch Rabbi Shmuel Silber's Virtual Drasha – Shlach: Strength from the Seeds (Video)
Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Naso 5783 – A Head Above the Rest
This week’s Parsha continues with the theme of counting the tribal families and enumerating their responsibilities and tasks. The Torah begins with what appears to be a simple phrase, “Naso Es Rosh Bnai Gershon, Count the sons of Gershon …. (Bamidbar 4:22).” It is interesting that this mirrors the verbiage found in last week’s Parsha, […]
Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Naso 5783 – A Head Above the Rest
This week’s Parsha continues with the theme of counting the tribal families and enumerating their responsibilities and tasks. The Torah begins with what appears to be a simple phrase, “Naso Es Rosh Bnai Gershon, Count the sons of Gershon …. (Bamidbar 4:22).” It is interesting that this mirrors the verbiage found in last week’s Parsha, […]
Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Lineage & Lagacy (Bamidbar)
The Lord spoke to Moses in the Sinai Desert, in the Tent of Meeting on the first day of the second month, in the second year after the exodus from the land of Egypt, saying. Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by families following their fathers’ houses; a head […]