Bamidbar / Korach: What We Guard in the Mikdash

About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of the Tribe of Levi's command to guard the Mikdash and its relevance to contemporary Jewish life.

Have any questions, insights, or feedback? Send me a text! Synopsis: This is the audio version of the 2-page article I wrote and published on rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/ on 5/14/26 titled: Bamidbar / Korach: What We Guard in the Mikdash. Why is the Tribe of Levi commanded to guard the Mikdash? Do the Rambam and Torah Temimah disagree? And what relevance does this mitzvah have to the current state of the Jewish people? ----- The Torah content for the month of Iyyar is sponsored by Naomi Sch...

People in this episode

Host: Rabbi Matt Schneeweiss

Topics covered

• Mikdash
• Tribe of Levi
• Jewish people
• Rambam
• Torah Temimah
• mitzvah
• Iyyar

Keywords

• Mikdash
• Tribe of Levi
• Rambam
• Torah Temimah
• mitzvah
• Jewish people
• Iyyar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: rabbischneeweiss.substack.com

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