Korach (5768) – Arguments for the Sake of Heaven
The Korach rebellion was the worst of many in the wilderness years. It involved senior figures – Korach himself, a member of Moses’ tribe, together with leading Reubenites, and 250 others, “well known...
View ArticleKorach (5769) – A Lesson in Conflict Resolution
The Korach rebellion was the single most dangerous challenge to Moses’ leadership during the forty years that he led the people through the wilderness. The precise outline of events is difficult to...
View ArticleKorach (5770) – Leadership As Service
If you seek to understand an accusation, look at the accuser, not the accused. Think, for example, about one of the most famous of anti-Semitic myths: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion (the classic...
View ArticleKorach (5771) – Taking It Personally
When we read the story of Korach, our attention tends to be focused on the rebels. We don’t give as much reflection as we might to the response of Moses. Was it right? Was it wrong? It’s a complex...
View ArticleKorach (5772) – The Leader as Servant
Korach had a point. “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is with them. Why then do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?” (Num. 16: 3). At the...
View ArticleKorach (5773) – Power versus Influence
The Korach rebellion was an unholy alliance of individuals and groups unhappy with Moses’ leadership. There was Korach himself, a member of the tribe of Levi, angry (according to Rashi) that he had not...
View ArticleKorach (5774) – Servant Leadership
“You have gone too far! The whole community are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is with them. Why then do you set yourselves above God’s congregation?” (Num. 16: 3). What exactly was wrong in...
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When truth is sacrificed to power (Korach 5775)
What was wrong with Korach and his fellow rebels? On the face of it, what they said was both true and principled. “You have gone too far,” they said to Moses and Aaron. “The whole community is holy,...
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Hierarchy and Politics: The Never-Ending Story (Korach 5776)
It was a classic struggle for power. The only thing that made it different from the usual dramas of royal courts, parliamentary meetings or corridors of power was that it took place in Burgers’ Zoo in...
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A Lesson in Conflict Resolution (Korach 5777)
The Korach rebellion was the single most dangerous challenge to Moses’ leadership during the forty years that he led the people through the wilderness. The precise outline of events is difficult to...
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A Lesson in Conflict Resolution (Korach 5777)
The Korach rebellion was the single most dangerous challenge to Moses’ leadership during the forty years that he led the people through the wilderness. The precise outline of events is difficult to...
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The First Populist (Korach 5778)
The story of Korach has much to teach us about one of the most disturbing phenomena of our time: the rise of populism in contemporary politics. Korach was a populist, one of the first in recorded...
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Argument for the Sake of Heaven (Korach 5779)
Download the accompanying Family Edition here. The Korach rebellion was not just the worst of the revolts from the wilderness years. It was also different in kind because it was a direct assault on...
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C&C Family Edition: Argument for the Sake of Heaven (Korach 5779)
KORACH: Argument for the Sake of Heaven Covenant & Conversation: Family Edition is a new and exciting initiative from The Office of Rabbi Sacks for 5779. Written as an accompaniment to Rabbi Sacks’...
View ArticleSpanish: Korach – Family Edition 5779
Click Here to Download: SPANISH TRANSLATION OF KORACH 5779: FAMILY EDITION ________________ For the Main Edition of this Covenant & Conversation Essay in Spanish, please click here The post...
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How Not to Argue (Korach 5780)
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! Korach was swallowed up by the ground, but his spirit is still alive and well, and in the unlikeliest of places – British and American universities....
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How Not to Argue (Korach 5780) – Family Edition
Click on the image below to download this week’s Family Edition of Covenant & Conversation for Korach. The Family Edition is an accompaniment to the main Covenant & Conversation and is aimed at...
View ArticleSpanish: Korach – Family Edition 5780
Click Here to Download: SPANISH TRANSLATION OF KORACH 5780: FAMILY EDITION ________________ For the Main Edition of this Covenant & Conversation Essay in Spanish, please click here The post...
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Servant Leadership (Korach 5781)
“You have gone too far! The whole community are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is with them. Why then do you set yourselves above God’s congregation?” (Num. 16:3). What exactly was wrong in...
View ArticleYeshiva University announces the Sacks Center for Values and Leadership
This week, as the world commemorates the first yahrzeit Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt”l, Emeritus Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of Great Britain and the Commonwealth, Dr. Ari Berman,...
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