Korach or Korah (קרח — Hebrew for the name "Korah,” which in turn means “baldness, ice, hail, or frost,” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 38th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the book of Numbers. It constitutes Numbers 16:1–18:32. Jews in the Diaspora generally read it in June or early July.
Weekly Sidra: Korach (Korah) Torah Portion: Bamidbar/ Numbers 16:1-18:32 Haftorah: Shamuel Alef / I Samuel 11:14-12:22 Until the previous parsha, Shlach, the people of Israel in the desert thought they were but three days away from entering Israel, their Promised Land. However, in that previous parsha, the people of Israel sent spies ahead to spy out the land. The spies brought back an evil report about the land, and the Jewish people believed them. As a result, the people of Israel are punished by having to wander 40 years in the desert before entering the land. Korah (korach, קורח) was the name of a prominent Levite. It is also the name of the thirty-eighth reading from the Torah. It comes from the first verse of this week’s reading, which says, “Now Korah the son of Izhar… took action” (Numbers 16:1). This week’s Torah reading tells the story of how Korah led [...]
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Weekly Sidra: Korach (Korah) Torah Portion: Bamidbar/ Numbers 16:1-18:32 Haftorah: Shamuel Alef / I Samuel 11:14-12:22 Bamidbar 17:23 And it was the next day, Moshe went into the Tent of the Assembly and behold the staff of Aaron of the house of Levi sprouted and sprouts, buds and almonds came forth from it. שׁ— ...
Weekly Sidra: Korach (Korah) Torah Portion: Bamidbar/ Numbers 16:1-18:32 Haftorah: Shamuel Alef / I Samuel 11:14-12:22 “Samuel said to the people, "Come, let us go to Gilgal and there inaugurate the monarchy." 15 So all the people went to Gilgal, and there at Gilgal they declared Saul king before the Lord. They offere ...
This week’s parsha Korach, Bamidbar (Numbers) 16:1 – 18:32 follows the story of the spies’ lashon hara against the land and speaking against what the Most High had promised the people. There is a connection between last week and this week. Now we have three men, Korach, Datan and Aviram who are contesting and speaking ...
Weekly Sidra: Korach (Korah) Torah Portion: Bamidbar/ Numbers 16:1-18:32 Haftorah: Shamuel Alef / I Samuel 11:14-12:22 “Now Korah, son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi, betook himself, along with Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth — descendants of Reuben — to rise up against Moshe, togethe ...
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