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The Haftarot: How to Profit from the Prophets (Parshat_ Hukkat)

Dr. Moshe Sokolow

Audio
Jun 16, 2021

Chukat: Undressing Aaron

Rabbi Jay Kelman

"Take Aaron, and Elazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor; and strip Aaron of his vestments, and dress Elazar his son in them; Aaron shall be gathered in and die there" (Bamidbar 20:25-26). It was only after Adam and Eve sinned in…
Article
Jul 3, 2020

Chukat: Marching On

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Judaism is a religion that celebrates life. "Better one hour of repentance and good deeds in this world than the entire life of the world to come" (Pirkei Avot 5:22). It is only while we are alive that we can elevate ourselves through the…
Article
Jul 12, 2019

Chukat: Time to Talk

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Parshat Chukat marks the transition from the generation that left Egypt to the one that would enter the Land of Israel. This was a transition marked by death and thus, the Torah’s description of the laws of purity and impurity stemming from contact…
Article
Jun 22, 2018

Chukat: Unbelievable!

Rabbi Jay Kelman

It is truly astounding how people can actually believe the most ludicrous of claims.  “And Moshe divested Aharon of his vestments, and placed them on Elazar his son; and Aharon died there on top of the mountain. When Moshe and Elazar…
Article
Jun 30, 2017

Chukat: Dor Holech vDor Bah

Rabbi Jay Kelman

It is in Parshat Chukat that we meet the second generation of the Jewish nation, the one that would conquer the land of Israel. Yet there is precious little to distinguish it from the first. We are not even formally introduced to them. We first meet…
Article
Jun 26, 2015

Chukat: Second Chances

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The law of the red heifer serves as the break between two separate but similar narratives: those relating to the generation that left Egypt, and those relating to the generation that was about to enter the land of Israel. A cursory read of the Torah…
Article
Jun 29, 2012

Chukat: Dying of Thirst

Rabbi Jay Kelman

One of the most beautiful and impactful aspects of the Torah is its description of the humanity of its protagonists. Their strengths and struggles, heroism and failures, highs and lows are depicted before us, allowing us to much more readily…
Article
Jun 22, 2007