Parshat Korach 5 Tammuz 5780 June 26-27, 2020 Shaul Robinson Josh Rosenfeld Sherwood Goffin z”l Yanky Lemmer Tamar Fix Alan Samuels
ECHOD Senior Rabbi Assistant Rabbi Founding Chazzan Cantor Executive Director President LSS UPDATE THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 28: VIRTUAL ANNUAL DINNER: 7:00pm We are thrilled to announce that LSS is now open for weekday services by pre-registration only. Priority will be given to people saying Kaddish, with Rabbi and Gabbaim managing the process. Excitement is in the air! Our minyanim are restarting, Because of health concerns, there is a limit on how many people are our building is on its way to reopening, AND the 2020 permitted attend each minyan each day, so look for an email letting VIRTUAL ANNUAL DINNER is shaping up to be our you know if upon signing up, you have been invited to attend. If you most unforgettable yet, with a program featuring ... are unable to attend, please let Rabbi Robinson know as soon as possible so we can give your spot to someone else.
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DVAR TORAH Parshat Korach Like the sons of Korach, I must say these are special individuals. June 26-27 I wish to thank all the people I have met through the Workshop who By: Hadassa Gerber Greenbaum have infused me with their enthusiasm for the Torah life I inherited The rebellion of Korach against the leadership of Moshe and Aaron was from my parents. not just a few unimportant men.“ They stood before Moshe with two hundred and fifty men from the children of Israel, leaders of the I would also like to thank the early visionary clergy leaders of Lincoln assembly …men of renown.” (Bamidbar 16:2) Square, and the ensuing clergy up until the present day—with a shout-out to Rabbi Buchwald, the Beginner’s Rabbi—who have And it didn’t end well for them: “The earth opened its mouth and established and maintained a welcome place for anyone who wants to swallowed them and their households, and all the people who were with learn Torah regardless of their background. By respecting all the Korach, and the entire wealth. They and all that was theirs descended questions asked and giving thoughtful answers, they have helped alive to the pit; the earth covered them over and they were lost from the many in their move towards a Torah life. congregation.” (Bamidbar 16:32-33) If these clergy did not have a community that shared their vision, their It would seem that this was the end of Korach and all of his family, and efforts could have been like a one-handed clap. So, I would also like to yet the Torah explicitly tell us in Pinchas, which we will read two weeks recognize the special community of Lincoln Square Synagogue. from now in Chapter 26 sentence 11, “But the sons of Korach did not By their attitudes and actions, they have shown to those entering our die.” We also know that the Prophet Samuel descended from Korach, shul (whether physically or these days by Zoom), that wherever people and Tehillim, Psalm 87 is attributed to the sons of Korach: “By the sons of are in their journey to Torah, they are welcome to ride along with us.
Korach, a song with musical accompaniment.” Shabbat shalom
How did the sons of Korach not share their father’s fate? According to Dedicated to my mother Rosalyn Gerber whose yahrzeit is this month. Rashi, they originally were involved with the rebellion but at the last She, by example, showed me how to respect all those created in the minute did teshuvah and repented. The ArtScroll commentary on Psalm image of G-d. 87, citing Toras Chessed, agrees with the premise that initially the sons of Korach stood with their father in questioning why Moshe and Aaron were special. But when their father also denied that the Land of Israel WEEKLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES was holier than other lands, the sons of Korach left the revolt and wrote Psalm 87, which talks about the greatness of the Land of Israel and its For access to all the Zoom links for these classes, spiritual center, Jerusalem. please visit www.lss.org/learningopportunities.
To dial into a class please call 646-876-9923 and enter the Meeting ID According to other commentators, Korach’s sons were not part of the and password (if necessary) associated with the class below. rebellion, but were great, righteous and good people who deserved to Sunday: be saved (Ramban) and that the words in the Torah “all the people who Sunday Morning Responsa with Rabbi Josh Rosenfeld: 10:15am. were with Korach” refers to those that were with him in ideology but did Meeting ID: 827 823 0785 Password (if necessary): mds1234 not include his sons. (Seforno) Monday: What moral strength and religious belief the sons of Korach must have Chug Ivrit led by Harel Fenigstein: 7:00pm-8:15pm. In this class, we had to exclude themselves from a rebellion led by their own father and read articles from the Israeli press, watch videos of news stories, that comprised other important leaders. What fortitude they had to documentaries and comedy clips, listen to (and sing along!) to Israeli separate themselves from their family head and stay the course with the songs and chat in Ivrit. This year, we will have a special focus on path that they held for themselves. Israeli poetry. Meeting ID: 459 533 337
The Book of Jeremiah with Rabbi Josh Rosenfeld: 8:15pm-9:15pm Bill and I have been leading the Jewish Living Workshop at Lincoln Meeting ID: 827 823 0785 Password (if necessary): mds1234
Square Synagogue for ten years now. I am always amazed by its Tuesday: participants, Jews and those wanting to become Jews, who want to learn The Marilyn & Sam Isler, “Studies in the weekly Parsha” led by more about Torah and a life that is often very different from their Rabbi Shaul Robinson: 10:30am– 11:30am Meeting ID: 241 022 510 upbringing. The Baalei Teshuva and converts that I have met have come to this Torah life usually after years of searching. They don’t do so as a Beit Midrash night, The M'lachim (Kings) Study Group Led by Ron Platzer: 7:00pm-8:00pm. Meeting ID: 811 662 074 rebellion against their past, but as an enhancement to their future. But as many of them can tell you, their new chosen life can at times put Wednesday: a strain on family relationships and friendships. Unlike the sons of Conversions and Covenant: The Halacha, History, and Science of Korach, who had a definitive break with their father when Hashem being Jewish led by Rabbinic Intern, Tzvi Benoff: 12:00pm passed judgement so dramatically on Korach, Baalei Teshuvah and Topic: From Covenant to Covenant: Personalization of Judaism and converts are constantly navigating being respectful and caring for the the Secret to Survival in Exile. Meeting ID: 952 176 470 family and friends that they love, while ensuring that they still maintain Thursday: the path of Torah they have chosen. The Jacob Adler Parsha Class Explorations in the Weekly Parsha led by Rabbi Shaul Robinson: 7:00pm-8:00pm. Meeting ID: 912 657 888
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