Korach
Rabbi Schapiro on the Parshah: Korach
Examines the questions surrounding Korach's revolt against Moshe and Aharon: why 250 leaders agreed to bring ketores despite knowing it had once cost Nadav and Avihu their lives, and why Moshe seemed to sympathize with their claim to the kehunah gedolah. Resolves the apparent contradiction between Korach's rebellion and Hashem's promise at Sinai that the Jewish people would forever believe in Moshe's prophecy, showing that Korach's argument was not a denial of Moshe's status but a claim that the kehunah itself could still be reassigned. Traces that claim to the exalted spiritual level reached at Har Sinai, when every Jew touched the madregah of Kohen Gadol.
Parshas Korach
A class on Parshas Korach exploring why Korach's followers accepted the dangerous incense test, comparing it to the high turnover of Second Temple kohanim gedolim, and its connection to the 17th of Tammuz.
Parshas Korach
A class on Parshas Korach exploring why Korach's followers accepted the dangerous incense test, comparing it to the high turnover of Second Temple kohanim gedolim, and its connection to the 17th of Tammuz.
Parshas Korach
A vort on Parshas Korach exploring the Midrash Tanchuma's explanation for what drove Korach to challenge Moshe Rabbeinu's leadership.
Parshas Korach
A class on Parshas Korach around 3 Tammuz exploring Korach's messianic aspiration for a future priesthood, Rashi's four levels of Torah study, and finding merit even within Korach's mistaken rebellion.