Korach – Ideology and Practice

Korach – Ideology and Practice

Why does Korach have such a bad wrap? He was a professed democrat with good lineage and genuine claim to leadership. But he was also an egotist, leading to his downfall.  His political excesses and personal behaviour couldn’t match his democratic rhetoric. Our longevity as a nation is due to our ideology of Torah being

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Bamidbar – You Count!

Bamidbar – You Count!

Being counted individually in a group setting has the important effect of raising self-esteem. When you are counted, you count, provides you with self-worth and in turn motivates you to improve, grow and excel even more. That is why our Torah reading is called Numbers. The census of the Jewish people provided each person with

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Bamidbar – Neighbours

Bamidbar – Neighbours

For those of you who have watched this sitcom you will have noticed how they all seem to feed off each other. Meaning, neighbours and friendship groupings really do influence each other – often without even realizing it.

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Bamidbar – When Does Education Begin?

Bamidbar – When Does Education Begin?

Educationalists debate the merit of beginning formal education early in the child’s life or delaying such ‘pressure’ till a later stage. Our Parsha informs us that the Leviim began at 30 days of age! In truth education begins in the womb when the child is already distinguishing sounds, words, identities, and also mediating mother’s experiences,

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