Chukat

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Chukat: From One Generation to the Next

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The transition point from the generation that left Egypt to the one that entered the Land of Israel is never mentioned in the Torah. The Torah does not tell us that the death of Miriam was in year 40, and there is nothing in the text that would…
Article
Jul 15, 2024

Parshat Shavua 5784 with weekly guest speakers (Chukat/Balak)

Rabbi Maury Kelman

Audio
Jul 11, 2024

Chukat: Nothing New Under the Sun

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join as we discuss when two stories are really one.
Podcast
Jul 11, 2024

Chukat: Miriam the First

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“And the Jewish people, the entire congregation, came to Midbar Zin in the first month, and they dwelled in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there” (20:1). Parshat Chukat is the parsha of death. It begins with the mystifying…
Article
Jun 30, 2023

Parshat Shavua 5783 with weekly guest speaker (Chukat/Balak)

Zissy Turner

Audio
Jun 29, 2023

Chukat: It's Only Natural

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Judaism has always understood that miracles have very little long-term impact on one's behaviour. During our nation's infancy in Egypt miracles were necessary in order to awaken us to the fact that there is a G-d who runs the world. Yet it is quite…
Article
Jul 8, 2022

Parshat Shavua 5782 with weekly guest speaker (Chukat)

Rabbi Daniel Fridman

Audio
Jul 7, 2022

PARASHAT CHUKAT-FIRST PORTION

Haim Ischakis

Audio
Feb 28, 2022

Chukat: It's Tough To Be A Leader

Rabbi Jay Kelman

People have a natural tendency to avoid talking about death. People "pass away" or are "no longer with us". In Parshat Chukat death and its attendant defilement are a central theme. Not only do we learn about the strange ritual of the "red heifer"…
Article
Jun 18, 2021

Parshat Shavua 5781 with weekly guest speaker (Parshat Chukat)

Rabbi Moshe Shulman

Audio
Jun 17, 2021