by Mordechai Dixler | Jun 21, 2012 | Lifeline
In the story of Korach’s rebellion (Numbers 16-17), 250 men join the campaign against Moses. While Korach and his partners Dathan and Abiram are punished with the earth miraculously swallowing them alive, the 250 men meet a different, more honorable fate. While...
by Mordechai Dixler | Jun 7, 2012 | Lifeline
Linus, of Peanuts comic strip fame, sits down for a bowl of cereal. After pouring the milk he runs off to find a book to enjoy with his cereal. First he looks for the sports section of the paper or the comics, but he can’t find either. He nervously scans the...
by Mordechai Dixler | May 25, 2012 | Lifeline
The monumental day of Shavuos approaches, marking G-d’s giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai. Torah is G-d’s instructions for living, and we certainly recognize the benefit of having this Divine book — but perhaps we don’t recognize what a crucial...
by Mordechai Dixler | May 10, 2012 | Lifeline
As mentioned previously, the 50 days between the holidays of Passover and Shavuos are known as the time of “Counting the Omer.” Today is the 33rd day of the count, the holiday of Lag B’Omer, which is notable for two reasons. Twenty-Four thousand...
by Mordechai Dixler | Apr 27, 2012 | Lifeline
One finds an interesting theme in regards to the Metzora, one physically stricken with the spiritual disease of Tzara’as which causes blemishes to appear on skin, clothing, or the walls of the home. The word “Metzora”, the Talmud writes, can be...
