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Parsha Partner — Korach

Выпуск: Parsha Partner — Korach. Темы: parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. Parsha: Korach Parsha Perspectives • Table Talk • Parsha Tidbits • Hey, I Never Knew That Word of the Week • Parsha-at-a-Glance Parsha Perspectives: Power of Speech By Rabbi Ozer Alport ’‫וילנו כל עדת בני ישראל ממחרת על משה ועל אהרן לאמר אתם המתם את־עם ה‬ “T he entire assembly of the Children of Israel complained the next day against Moses and Aaron, saying, ‘You have killed the people of G-d.’” (Bamidbar 17:6) Parshat Korach revolves around an uprising led by Korach against Moses and Aaron. side all-too-often falls into the trap of assuming Although they were mistaken, as Moses and that his or her position is completely justified Aaron had no alternative in this situation, we still and engages in a campaign of “proving” to the derive from here that a person is responsible not other side the absolute absurdity of the other only for the consequences of his actions, but also opinion. that there will never again be such a one-sided disagreement as that of Moses and Korach, it will In a society where people are often admired be much easier for us to see and understand the for their sharp tongues, we would do well to logic of those around us, which will naturally result consider the Torah’s perspective that speech in much happier and more peaceful resolutions may be more damaging than it seems. – Ramban Points for Discussion and Further Study “You shall not despise your brother in your heart; By Rabbi Elazar Meisels [rather] you must admonish your brother and you shall not bear sin on his account.” – Vayikra 19:17 THE POWER TO LEAD If indeed, only a small number of the people “A nd they congregated around Moses and sinned, why did G-d see fit to have them all Aaron and they said to them, ‘It is enough destroyed? The leader of each tribe was instructed to bring a staff bearing his name to the They were led by Korach, a leading figure from Tent of Meeting, with the staff from the tribe of the tribe of Levi, who was jealous that Aaron had Levi bearing Aaron’s name. redemption of the firstborn (given to the Kohanim); and ma’aser rishon, a 10% tithe of the produce Moses called for a public demonstration to prove grown from the Land of Israel (given to the that the choice of Aaron as Kohen Gadol came Levites). In their minds, Judaism should be

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Parsha Partner

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10 апреля 2026 г.

Темы: parsha_commentary