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Torah Studies — Korach 5784

Выпуск: Torah Studies — Korach 5784. Темы: kashrut, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: кашрут, кошер, kosher, kashrut, כשרות, כשר, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע.   ‫לעילוי נשמת‬ ‫ר' פישל יוסף בן ציון בן ר' משה ע"ה‬ ‫בוק‬ ‫נפטר ביום ה' תמוז ה'תשנ"ב‬  ‫ולעילוי נשמת אשתו‬ ‫מרת באשא ב"ר זכרי' ע"ה‬ ‫נפטרה ביום ז' תמוז ה'תשל"ג‬ .‫ה‬.‫ב‬.‫צ‬.‫נ‬.‫ת‬  ‫נדפס ע"י נכד‬ ‫ר' יואל ישראל וזוג' מרת דבורה לאה ומשפחתם שיחיו‬ ‫גולדהירש‬   Published by: Reprinted ‫ה גדולה‬ ‫י ש י ב‬-and Redistributed ‫המעיינות‬ by:‫ו ע ד‬ ‫להפצת‬ VAAD LAHAFOTZAS HAMAYONOS   V A A D L A H67A F O T Alexandra Z A SStreet HAMAYONOS E.S. Our Sages relate1 that in the end, the rebels admitted their error with the statement: "Moshe is truth and his Torah is truth." Although Korach and his band rebelled against Moshe as well, the simple context of the verses seems to indicate that their main quarrel was with Aharon. And there is something even more perplexing about Korach's revolt: The Gemara states3 that "whoever prolongs a quarrel transgresses a prohibitive command, for the verse states:4 'They shall not be like Korach and his band.' " How can it be said that whoever prolongs a quarrel - no matter how picayune - is likened to Korach and his band, when the rebels' quarrel consisted of challenging the very authenticity of Moshe's Torah? 4 Parshas Korach 8 personality, is related to the verb karchah, meaning uprooting, separation and division.9 Concerning Torah, the verse states:10 "Its ways are pleasant ways, and all its paths are peace." Moreover, Torah was given to us in order to "bring about peace in the world."11 Thus quarrel and strife are the very antithesis of Torah and Moshe,12 inasmuch as the Torah is called after his name. Although the phrase "A lover of peace and a pursuer of peace,"13 is used with regard to Aharon (this being the deeper reason for Korach's quarrel with Aharon), the main thrust of Korach's quarrel was with Moshe, for the fact that Aharon was the High Priest stemmed from the fact that it was so ordained in the Torah given through Moshe. This was why their admission of wrongdoing consisted of the statement: "Moshe is truth and his Torah is truth." In order to be sure that one's penance is proper and that one will not commit the same sin again, it is necessary to remove the very cause and root of the sin. These include the firstbo

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Torah Studies

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5 июля 2024 г.

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12

Темы: kashrut, parsha_commentary