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Korach – קֹרַח (Numbers 16:1−18:32)

June 23, 2023/in Torah Tidbit

This Week’s Torah Portion: Korach – קֹרַח (Numbers 16:1−18:32)

“Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take the fire pan, and put on it fire from the altar. .. take it quickly to the community and make expiation for them. For wrath has gone forth from יהוה: the plague has begun!” (Numbers 17:11) Moses teaches us a great lesson here. True leaders should first and foremost protect the people. Even from God.

“Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take the fire pan, and put on it fire from the altar. .. take it quickly to the community and make expiation for them. For wrath has gone forth from יהוה: the plague has begun!” (Numbers 17:11) Moses teaches us a great lesson here. True leaders should first and foremost protect the people. Even from God. Korach – קֹרַח

Parsha Korach – קֹרַח Torah Summary:

Korach and his followers, Dathan and Abiram, lead a rebellion against the leadership of Moses and Aaron. God punishes the rebels by burying them and their families alive. Once again, God brings a plague on the people. (16:1-17:15) The chief of each tribe deposits his staff inside the Tent of Meeting. Aaron’s staff brings forth sprouts, produces blossoms, and bears almonds. (17:16-26) The Kohanim and Levites are established and assigned the responsibility of managing the donations to the Sanctuary. All of the firstborn offerings shall go to the priests and all the tithes are designated for the Levites in return for the services they perform. (18:1-32 “Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take the fire pan, and put on it fire from the altar. .. take it quickly to the community and make expiation for them. For wrath has gone forth from יהוה: the plague has begun!” (Numbers 17:11) Moses teaches us a great lesson here. True leaders should first and foremost protect the people. Even from God. Korach – קֹרַח

Korach – קֹרַח (Numbers 16:1−18:32)

July 1, 2022/in Torah Tidbit

This Week’s Torah Portion: Korach – קֹרַח (Numbers 16:1−18:32)

Korach, the “evil hero” of our portion, makes a political and a spiritual claim against the “good heroes “Moses and Aaron.

The Political claim is – why did you take all the power for yourselves, and you do not share it with anyone else? The spiritual claim is the entire community is Holy so why are you pretending to be the only “holy” people worthy of getting close to the Divine and officiating all the sacred work of Adonai.

The answer is grounded in the Hebrew grammar. Adonai calls on the entire community saying to us “you shall be Holy for I Adonai am Holy.”

You shall – in the future, you are not holy yet. No person is holy. At best we are trying to achieve holiness in our lives through acts of lovingkindness towards one another. We are all on the way, trying to be there, but we all are not yet what we should and ought to be.

Parsha Korach – קֹרַח Torah Summary:

Korach and his followers, Dathan and Abiram, lead a rebellion against the leadership of Moses and Aaron. God punishes the rebels by burying them and their families alive. Once again, God brings a plague on the people. (16:1-17:15) The chief of each tribe deposits his staff inside the Tent of Meeting. Aaron’s staff brings forth sprouts, produces blossoms, and bears almonds. (17:16-26) The Kohanim and Levites are established and assigned the responsibility of managing the donations to the Sanctuary. All of the firstborn offerings shall go to the priests and all the tithes are designated for the Levites in return for the services they perform. (18:1-32) Korach – קֹרַח

Korach (Numbers 16:1−18:32)

June 11, 2021/in Torah Tidbit

This Week’s Torah Portion: Korach – קֹרַח (Numbers 16:1−18:32)

Korach, one of the great villains of the Torah, has a theological claim, “For all the community are holy, all of them, and Adonai is in their midst”.

We are all Holy people, says Korach to Moses. God choose all of the people of Israel, all are Holy and should be regarded as Holy.

The end is that Adonai our God, kills Korach for that claim, why?

We are not Holy, the Torah asks us to try and become Holy. “You shall be Holy,” meaning to live a worthy life,  trying to do good.

If you think you are there, you failed; we always are on the journey trying to be what we ought to be.

Parsha Korach Torah Summary:

Korach and his followers, Dathan and Abiram, lead a rebellion against the leadership of Moses and Aaron. God punishes the rebels by burying them and their families alive. Once again, God brings a plague on the people. (16:1-17:15) The chief of each tribe deposits his staff inside the Tent of Meeting. Aaron’s staff brings forth sprouts, produces blossoms, and bears almonds. (17:16-26) The Kohanim and Levites are established and assigned the responsibility of managing the donations to the Sanctuary. All of the firstborn offerings shall go to the priests and all the tithes are designated for the Levites in return for the services they perform. (18:1-32) Korach Korach, one of the great villains of the Torah, has a theological claim, “For all the community are holy, all of them, and Adonai is in their midst”. We are all Holy people, says Korach to Moses. God choose all of the people of Israel, all are Holy and should be regarded as Holy. The end is that Adonai our God, kills Korach for that claim, why? We are not Holy, the Torah asks us to try and become Holy. “You shall be Holy,” meaning to live a worthy life, trying to do good. If you think you are there, you failed; we always are on the journey trying to be what we ought to be.

Korach (Numbers 16:1−18:32)

June 26, 2020/in Torah Tidbit

This Week’s Torah Portion: Korach (Numbers 16:1−18:32)

“And Korach took…” (Numbers 16:1)

What did Korach take?

This week’s Torah Portion opens with a sentence that seems grammatically incorrect. It is missing the object of the sentence. “Korach” is the subject of the sentence, “took” is the verb, and the object, the thing Korach took, well that is simply missing.

So, what did Korach take?

From the rest of this story we know that Korach led 250 of the elders of Israel in a revolt against Moses and Aaron. Korach took it upon himself, to claim leadership of the Children of Israel. Korach took the position that since was of the tribe of Levi, he had the same lineage as Moses and Aaron, and the same right to lead. Korach took with him 250 leaders of the people who supported him in this revolt. Then Korach and his followers took the sacred fire pans of the tabernacle and offered up an incense offering unto God.

And God was incensed, that Korach would take all this just to elevate himself, to gain power over the Children of Israel, and to rebel against God’s chosen leaders: Moses and Aaron. So God said: “Take this,” and the earth opened up and swallowed Korach and all of his followers.

It is a strange tale which begins with a strangely missing word, but the lesson of Korach seems clear: Power and leadership are not simply there for the taking – they must be earned, and they must be shared – for the good of all the people, and in the service of the God of us all.

Parsha Summary:

K and his followers, Dathan and Abiram, lead a rebellion against the leadership of Moses and Aaron. God punishes the rebels by burying them and their families alive. Once again, God brings a plague on the people. (16:1-17:15) The chief of each tribe deposits his staff inside the Tent of Meeting. Aaron’s staff brings forth sprouts, produces blossoms, and bears almonds. (17:16-26) The Kohanim and Levites are established and assigned the responsibility of managing the donations to the Sanctuary. All of the firstborn offerings shall go to the priests and all the tithes are designated for the Levites in return for the services they perform. (18:1-32)

Parsha Summary:

K and his followers, Dathan and Abiram, lead a rebellion against the leadership of Moses and Aaron. God punishes the rebels by burying them and their families alive. Once again, God brings a plague on the people. (16:1-17:15) The chief of each tribe deposits his staff inside the Tent of Meeting. Aaron’s staff brings forth sprouts, produces blossoms, and bears almonds. (17:16-26) The Kohanim and Levites are established and assigned the responsibility of managing the donations to the Sanctuary. All of the firstborn offerings shall go to the priests and all the tithes are designated for the Levites in return for the services they perform. (18:1-32)

Korach (Numbers 16:1 – 18:32)

July 5, 2019/in Torah Tidbit

This Week’s Torah Portion: Korach (Numbers 16:1 – 18:32)

Korach is the story of a rebellion against the authority of Moses and Aaron. The ground beneath Korach’s feet literally gives way, a symbol of the rootlessness of his rebellion. Moses on the other hand, stands on solid ground, sure of his footing because he leads in God’s name.

After the rebellion, Moses gathers the staffs from each of the Tribes of Israel inscribing the name of the leader upon each staff, with Aaron’s name representing the Tribe of Levi. Miraculously, Aaron’s staff sets roots and bears fruit, a symbol of the strength of their leadership which is rooted in God’s law. The Torah is called “a tree of life to all who hold fast to her” (Proverbs 3:18). May all our leaders be rooted in the justice and righteousness which we call by the name of Torah.

KORACH SUMMARY:
Korach and his followers, Dathan and Abiram, lead a rebellion against the leadership of Moses and Aaron. God punishes the rebels by burying them and their families alive. Once again, God brings a plague on the people. (16:1-17:15)
The chief of each tribe deposits his staff inside the Tent of Meeting. Aaron’s staff brings forth sprouts, produces blossoms, and bears almonds. (17:16-26)
The Kohanim and Levites are established and assigned the responsibility of managing the donations to the Sanctuary. All of the firstborn offerings shall go to the priests and all the tithes are designated for the Levites in return for the services they perform. (18:1-32)
TOPICS: Plague, Rebellion, Tithe

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