Our parasha opens with the mitzva of Para Aduma (red heifer). The mitzva is presented in the Torah as a chok – a decree by HaShem that has no rational explanation in our realm of thinking. Our survival can also be considered a chok.

Korach, the central figure in this week’s parasha, was one of the four Levites chosen to hold the Holy Ark each time the encampment moved on to a different site. So, let’s discuss the holy ark, other essential elements in the Mishkan, and a related project for our soldiers.

What the Jewish World Needs Now…
King David achieved greatness by being a man of the people. He sensed the needs and potential of the nation and saw the entire scope of the Jewish people. He was loved and admired.

Yerushalayim unites Jews of different opinions and inclinations into one brotherhood, but also unites & energizes the enemies of Israel in their determination to destroy the Jewish nation and seize the holy city.

In the preferential race between words and numbers, which is more essential? One would be prone to choose words. However, at the end of the day, it is numbers that will decide the fate of each individual, and mankind at large.

Near the center of Yerushalayim, situated in an area called the Russian Compound, is Police Headquarters. Among its other “interesting” features, the headquarters contains a jail that serves as a holding area for detainees until they are brought to trial. Whenever I pass the jail, my eyes are instinctively drawn to the window of a certain cell. This cell was my “home” for 30 hours about 40 years ago, when I, and several others, were arrested for demonstrating the unjustified arrest of a citizen of the Old City.

Flux, Confusion, War – where are we headed? Human society becomes ever more complex as we advance in uncovering the secrets of the physical world. Confusion reigns in most aspects of our lives, and the question “what’s going to be?” is dominant in the discourse of intelligent people. History is undergoing shifting relationships between nations and races, and the so-called absolute laws of human behavior are being re-written by the day.

May HaShem bless all Am Yisrael in Eretz Yisrael with good health, peace and prosperity. And bless our brothers and sisters in the galut with the need, desire, courage and vitality to be free from foreign physical and spiritual bonds and come home to fulfill the most inclusive and challenging mitzva – yishuv Eretz Yisrael.

It is possible to explain the difference between Putin of Russia and Am Yisrael on the background of the conflict between our father Yitzchak and our mother Rivka regarding who should be the progenitor of the future Am Yisrael.

King David envisioned the future redemption of Am Yisrael, likening it to the rushing, swirling waters in a wadi with each drop forging ahead dynamically to reach the end goal. This is a grand vision of millions of Jews returning home, magnificently dressed, with song and dance, each pressing ahead to step foot on the holy soil of the holy land. However, the same metaphor can be used for a far different scenario: Jews escaping from the hell of Russian bombs and rockets.

There are 5 elements in most dramatic stories and plays created by authors and playwrights – Exposition, Ascending Action, Conflict, Climax and Surprise Resolution. In fact, HaShem as the ultimate Playwright incorporates them in the major episodes of TaNaCh and history. Megillat Esther contains a 6th element!

Anti-Semites, Bacon & Churches – The ABC of what is happening now. We are about to witness a mass invasion into our country by Ukrainian goyim who neither have Jewish parents or grandparents. Aren’t there more than enough goyim in the country?