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Michal Horowitz - Shiurim & Classes — Korach 5783

Выпуск: Michal Horowitz - Shiurim & Classes — Korach 5783. Темы: shabbat_laws, health_mind, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: шаббат, законы шаббата, melacha, hilchot shabbat, שבת, הלכות שבת, מלאכה, здоровье, психология, стресс, health, mental, בריאות, נפש, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. Though he claimed that the nation did not need leaders at all, as the entire assembly is holy, and there G-d dwells - ‫ְקהַל ה‬-‫ עַל‬,‫ ּובְתֹוכָם ה; ּומַּדּועַ ּתִתְנַׂשְּאּו‬,‫הָעֵָדה ּכֻּלָם ְקֹדׁשִים‬-‫ּכִי כָל‬--‫לָכֶם‬-‫ַרב‬ (Bamidbar 16:3), what Korach really wanted was gedula, leadership, for himself. We must not only learn these fundamental lessons of Sefer Bamidbar, we must have the courage to implement them into our lives, ‫נֹעַם‬-‫ּדְָרכֶיהָ ַדְרכֵי‬ ‫נְתִיבֹותֶיהָ ׁשָלֹום‬-‫וְכָל‬, her (the Torah’s) ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace (Mishlei 3:17). A Short Vort - Korach 5783 (6.23) BS”D Parshas Korach: Death by Jealousy In this week’s sedra (in Chutz la’Aretz) we read of the machlokes (strife) and rebellion that was instigated by Korach, a rst cousin to Moshe and Aharon (their fathers, Yitzhar and Amram, respectively, were brothers). Korach was jealous over their positions as melech (Moshe) and kohen gadol (Aharon), as well as the appointment of Eltzafan ben Uziel, another rst cousin (his father, Uziel, was the youngest uncle, and Korach felt he himself should have been promoted), as the nasi (prince) over the tribe of Levi (Bamidbar 16:1-2 w/ Rashi there). The passion of envy can be so great that it can overwhelm all rational www.michalhorowitz.com 1 of 2 fi fi fi fi fi fi A Short Vort - Korach 5783 (6.23) BS”D thought, and leave one vulnerable to the seduction of the yetzer hara, causing a person to behave in the most irrational manner. “Machlokes has to do with perception and vision, and by seeing past the cause of aggravation or frustration and focusing on the bigger picture - this is your wife, or your parent, or your child, do you really want to live a life in which they don’t have a meaningful role to play? Twerski z’l teaches, in the name of Rav Chaim Shmulevitz zt’l (Sichos Mussar), quoting the Mishnah, “Envy, lust and pursuit of honor remove a person from the world” (Avos 4:21), “The expression ‘remove a person from the world’ is rather strange. Miriam's sin reminds us of the dangers of lashon harah; the

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Michal Horowitz - Shiurim & Classes

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23 июня 2023 г.

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Темы: shabbat_laws, health_mind, parsha_commentary