Korach's Rebellion: A Lesson in Self-Awareness and Perception

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What if I told you that the story of Korach, a seemingly destructive Torah figure, could teach us a powerful lesson about self-awareness? This episode explores the perplexing tale of Korach, who led a rebellion against Moshe alongside 250 other conspirators. We discuss Korach's character, motives, and how his fire pan sacrifice ended up plating the Mizbayach. Join us as we examine the interpretations of Rashi, the Zohar, and other great scholars to make sense of this enigmatic and severe story.

We also delve into the teachings of R' Chaim Shmuelvitz, who believes that Korach's downfall resulted from seeing what he wanted to see in his prophecies rather than what was indeed there. This lesson is a powerful reminder of the importance of being mindful of our intentions, as they can influence our perceptions of the world. Don't miss this thought-provoking conversation that will give you a deeper understanding of Korach's story and the significance of self-awareness.

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We must proceed with extraordinary levels of care, concern and caution as we seek to make sense of what is considered by many to be the most confusing and severe episode in Kol Hattorah.

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Kula Parshah's Korach teaches the story of an individual who ganged up with 250 other conspirators, cohorts and gang members to dethrone Moshe.

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They saw a rebellion, a mutiny.

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It was all for honor, chazal tell us.

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It was Korach who felt unnecessarily wronged and eventually, after whipping up a big mob in the name of the Korach, they gathered around Moshe.

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They were all turned into a lesson of what it means to speak up against God's chosen leaders when the earth opened up its mouth and gobbled them up, together with the innocent mothers and innocent young babies.

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Kyrah, a Russia Rambam calls him a keifer Kyrah.

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His legacy is what but nothing of destruction?

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may am in chaos, but on the other hand, chazal tell us that after this exhibition and showdown, korach's fire pan sacrifice was used to plate the mizbayach.

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Kyrah was a first cousin of Moshe Rabbeinu.

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Korach was a noce Aaron.

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He was one of those upper echelon Jews that carried God's holy ark Kyrah.

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It's considered, says the Zayhar, to be the one who the Pusik is talking about when it says sade katomar yefrach, that the righteous will sprout like a flower.

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Who is that referring to Zekorach?

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What to make of all this?

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God willing will speak of a couple different plans from some of the G'daylei, reshonim and achronim, but where better to begin than Rashi's approach?

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Rashi asked this question.

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He says ve kairach shepe keach hayah.

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He was wise, my royalist.

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I said how could he make such an error?

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Listen to Rashi, ain't?

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no, he taught so his eyes.

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They made him Rashi shall.

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Shall us get dilated?

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a prophecy where he saw there was going to be a string of holy people as grandkids and grandsons, his future diarists, his generations.

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Yaitzami menu shmuel was going to have, eventually, the prophet Samuel Sheshalko, kenekin, moishiva Aaron, as it says moishiva Aaron, be koyah nabushmuel, be koyah shemo, so koyah l'nzedu himself.

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I need to launch a mutiny because clearly I'm supposed to be in charge, and R'bchim shu'eleth is, as you see from here, something shocking.

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This was a true prophecy.

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This was all good.

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He had Nehvua, he was a holy Jew, but he chose to see what he wanted to see.

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He saw in a Kodashi prophecy that I need to make a mutiny, i need to launch a rebellion.

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He teaches us something fascinating.

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A person will still only see what he wants to see in prophecy.

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And R'hmer Chodesh, the great chevron maschik, taught us something similar.

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The great Talmud of Slavotka Then in last week's parshah, when we said in the parshah of Titus that thou shalt not go after Lois asurachri levavchem, after their heart, vachri enachem, don't go after all of the taiva of the world, but stay true to the Almighty.

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It says levavchem before enachem.

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Because, yes, you will only see what the heart truly wants to see.

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An epic new novel idea in Shmeresenayim.

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If you see something that you're not supposed to see often, that's because you must check your heart to see if you really didn't want to see it.

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Perhaps somebody else that was walking down that same street would not have seen it.

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Lois asuruachri levavchem.

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You fix the heart, you fix your motives, you fix your intentions.

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Because ultimately, enav he tusso his eyes, made him error, because he saw what he wanted to see.

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