Questions tagged [parshat-korach]
The weekly Torah portion of Korach (Numbers 16:1–18:32)
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What was Korach's argument?
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A simple reading of Parshas Korach and Rashi seems to imply that Korach was denying Moshe's authenticity entirely, including the Torah itself, which is the prophecy of Moshe.
He asks why do ...
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Why did Moshe state "I didn't even ask for a donkey"
In parashat Korach, Moshe states that I didn't even ask these people for a donkey. Why would he say that?
Donkey was the range rover of the time and was something valuable. If moshe wanted to say that ...
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What does going "alive into Sheol" mean in Numbers 16?
Parshat Korach contains a curious phrase in Moses's admonition to Korach and the resulting consequences:
וְאִם־בְּרִיאָה יִבְרָא יְהֹוָה וּפָצְתָה הָאֲדָמָה אֶת־פִּיהָ וּבָלְעָה אֹתָם וְאֶת־כׇּל־...
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Why did Korach's group get a different form of death?
It’s clear from simple reading of the text that Korach died by getting swallowed up by the ground while the 250 people died by getting consumed by a fire
Question is why didn’t they all die of the ...
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Korach - Why Moshe needed to ask Hashem not to accept their incense?
In Parshat Korach 16:15 it says:
וַיִּ֤חַר לְמֹשֶׁה֙ מְאֹ֔ד וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־יְהֹוָ֔ה אַל־תֵּ֖פֶן
אֶל־מִנְחָתָ֑ם לֹ֠א חֲמ֨וֹר אֶחָ֤ד מֵהֶם֙ נָשָׂ֔אתִי וְלֹ֥א הֲרֵעֹ֖תִי
אֶת־אַחַ֥ד מֵהֶֽם׃
Moses was ...
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Did Korach and friends sin in the Golden Calf?
There is a tradition in קבלה that קרח was secretly righteous and will come back in the end times and rise up. (They are not clear exactly about what he will do).
I am wondering if part of what ...
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What is the practical lesson on this side of the Korach story?
It is often said that the Torah is not a history book, and is very selective in which events and lessons it relates, such that they are relevant to all generations.
The story of Korach seems to be ...
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According to Korach, why was Moshe still the leader?
Korach and his companions accused Moshe of inventing Mitzvot and of placing himself and his favorites in places of high importance. Didn`t they think that God Himself would remove Moshe from his post ...
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How do we ultimately know Korach was wrong?
As I was learning Maseches Moed Katan Daf 16a, the following question occurred to me (Just in time for the Parsha).
The Gemara in Moed Katan (see https://www.sefaria.org/Moed_Katan.16a.3?lang=bi&...
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Korach, Chukas, Balak - The mouth of the earth, well & donkey
I noticed something this week when reciting Pirkei Avos...
In Perek 5, Mishna 6 - the mishna famously says:
עֲשָׂרָה דְבָרִים נִבְרְאוּ בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת בֵּין הַשְּׁמָשׁוֹת, וְאֵלּוּ הֵן, פִּי ...
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Should we stay out of causes in which we have no personal interest?
A follower of Korach, named On, was swayed by his wife to stay out of the rebellion and was saved:
Rav says: On, son of Peleth -- his wife saved him. She said to him: "What is the difference to ...
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Ariza"l and Seer (Chozeh) of Lublin on Korach
This fascinating article says:
The Seer of Lublin said: “Were I alive at the time, I would have
supported Korah” … Rabbi Yitzhak Luria Ashkenazi, the Ari, writes: “In
the future, Korah will be shown ...
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Translating a passage from Ma'asei ha-Shem
I'm struggling with two short phrases from the Ma'asei ha-Shem commentary on Parashat Korach. I've bolded the relevant bits below, can anyone help?
אשמים אנחנו כאשר נתרשל מלחקור בסתרי תורתנו באמרנו ...
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Denying Moshe's Prophecy
In Parshas Yisro G-D guarantees Moshe that his prophecy will not be doubted by the Jewish nation from hereon "וגם בך יאמינו לעולם". However in Parshas Korach (although not in Korach's ...
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Missing Korach in Deuteronomy
In Parashat Korach we read that the Jews distanced themselves from the tents of Korach, Datan and Aviram (Bemidbar 16:27), and then the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up Korach and his company (...
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