Do Not Trust in Princes - Korach, Iran, and the Illusion That Man Can Fix the World

 The headlines change by the hour. One day there is hope.
The next day there is disappointment. Alliances are formed, agreements are
announced, world leaders make promises, and commentators assure us that history
is about to change. Yet every Jew who has lived through enough years knows how
quickly certainty can evaporate. 

  

In this morning’s Breakfast & a Class, we turn to
Parashat Korach and a powerful insight brought by Rabbi Yitzchak Adlerstein
from the sefer HaMedrash V'HaMaaseh. Why do human beings repeatedly believe
that they can engineer peace...