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5760
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This week’s section speaks about the war that Korach made on Moshe and Ahron.
The Talmud tells us that Korach, besides being blessed with “Ruach HaKodesh” (Divine inspiration) and prophesy, was wise, wealthy, and clever. |
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5761
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This week's section describes the near dethroning of Moshe by a clever and charismatic Jew called Korach.
Rashi (16:19) explains that Korach convinced the ENTIRE Jewish nation to join him in his battle against Moshe. |
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5762
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This week we read about Korach's tragically unsuccessful war against Moses and Aaron; how he convinced all the Jews to rebel, and how he lost the battle.
The Torah tells us that not only did he and his followers fail but G-d made three miracles to stress the fact. |
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5763
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This week we read of the twenty four gifts that G-d allocated to the Kohanim (priests): the first born animals, the first fruits, the 'show' bread, tithes of produce, first shearings, redemption money of first born sons, portions of many sacrifices and more.
Rashi tells us (our portion 18:8) that these gifts are listed here because our weekly portion tells the story of how an evil genius named Korach almost succeeded in usurping Aaron and taking the Priesthood into his own hands. |
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5764
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In this week's section tells of how a talented rabble-rouser called Korach succeeded in inciting the entire Jewish nation against Moses declaring;
"Why do you (Moses) raise yourself over the congregation of G-d!" (16:3) |
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5765
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This week the Torah teaches us the frightening story of how one charismatic Jew named Korach rallied and united the ENTIRE Jewish people (see Rashi 16:19) against Moses.
The Lubavitcher Rebbe points out that according to the Midrash (Seder Olom Raba chapt. 8) Korach began his revolution over a year after the Jews left Egypt, immediately after Moses' victory over the spies (miraglim) that we read of in last week's section. |
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5766
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This week's section holds the ultimate lesson in self-improvement: Unless you are Moses, you can never really be sure of yourself.
Throughout history there have been myriads of inspired trailblazers, geniuses, dictators, philosophers, holy men, etc. who convinced millions, even billions, they were right . . . but were totally wrong. |
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5767
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He was fantastically rich, wise, charismatic, powerful, successful in all fields and even had the power of prophesy. In fact he was one of the few Jews in history that succeeded in uniting the ENTIRE Jewish nation.
He convinced them all to oppose ….Moses! He used all his abilities for evil. (See Avot 5:17) |
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5768
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This week we again confront the hard-to-believe-that-anyone-could-be-so-stupid story of Korach's almost successful rebellion against Moses.
Talk about ingratitude! After Moshe led the entire Jewish nation out of degradation and slavery, loaded them with the riches of Egypt, split for them the sea, saved them from the pursuing Egyptian army, provided Manna for them to eat, water to drink, clouds to protect and guide them, guided them through the desert, brought them Torah from Mt. Sinai and even saved them from annihilation after the Golden Calf …. they wanted to dump him for a virtual nobody called 'Korach'!! |
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5769
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This week we learn the terrible, tragic and seemingly meaningless story of Korach's war against Moses.
The word 'Torah' means 'teaching'. Every idea and even word and letter of the Torah comes to teach us something important in life. What does this weird story come to teach us?
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