Monthly Archives: June 2013

LEADERS WANTED – Pinchas – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

LEADERS WANTED – Numbers 27 – Pinchas – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           After taking a census of his people, Moses gets a look at the Promised Land, although only from Mount Abarim, one of the peaks of the mountain called Nebo.   He hears … Continue reading

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FOR ALL US TALKING DONKEYS – Balak – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

FOR ALL US TALKING DONKEYS – Numbers 22-31 – Balak – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           You see your friend riding a bicycle too close to the lane of a fast moving truck, what do you do?  You yell “Look out!”  Right?   But what if you … Continue reading

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ALL ABOUT MIRIAM – Chukas by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

ALL ABOUT MIRIAM – Chukas, Numbers 20 – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon At the beginning of Chapter 20 in the Book of Numbers we read of the death of Miriam, sister of Moses and Aaron.  Tersely the Torah says: “The people stayed at … Continue reading

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A RABBI’S FAMILY – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon

A RABBI’S FAMILY – by Rabbi Baruch Cohon           This week’s blog is not a comment on the Torah portion.  Not that this week’s reading is dull. Anything but.  It tells the story of Korach — a bitter rebellion within the Israelite camp in … Continue reading

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