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Moshe informed Korach and company: "Through this you will know that Hashem sent me to do all of these things, and it did not come from my heart. If these people will have a normal death … Hashem did not send me. But if Hashem will create something new and the earth will open its mouth and swallow them and all that is theirs, and they will go down alive to the grave, then you shall know that these people blasphemed Hashem" (Bamidbar 16:28-30). When matters turned out as they did, the Torah indeed records, "They and all that was theirs went down alive to the grave" (ibid. 33; see also how it is described in Tehillim 106:17). This stresses the extent to which Moshe’s claim, that the critics were complaining about Hashem rather than Moshe, had great truth.
In the generation of the prophets Yeshaya (who prophesied in theKingdom of Yehuda) and Amos (in the Kingdom of Yisrael), the phenomenon repeated itself. Men, apparently intellectuals, writers, and musicians, saw themselves as at least on the level of the prophet. They argued with the presentations of the prophet and his conclusions and interpreted current events as they saw fit and as people enjoyed hearing. In warning them of their folly, Yeshaya used the terminology that the Torah used under the parallel circumstances of Korach. "Therefore, the grave opened itself and its mouth opened wide without limit ..." (Yeshaya 5:14).
The linguistic similarity gives us tools to understand the prophet’s intention. The use of the same key words as appear in regard to Korach shows to what extent the people of Yeshaya’s time were guilty of the same severe sins of denying the legitimacy of the prophet.
Let us pray that we will merit to once again hear the exhortations of the prophets to follow the ways of Hashem in a more complete manner. By following the words of the prophets, we will be true students of Moshe and the prophets who served Hashem nobly.
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The Land of Israel LGBT'S IN ISRAEL
The question was asked, how can one make Aliyah with the LGBT parades?
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 7 - Five Accumulative Proofs of G-d
As a preparation for the Kuzari's classic proof of G-d from the mass-revelation at Sinai, we start here with 5 other directions to strengthen our belief which also contribute to what the Kuzari will present as well.
Ein Aya Muscle & Meaning: The Dual Nature of Gevurah (Physical Strength)
Is physical strength and fitness a necessity or an ideal? Although it if often totally overlooked among topics of Judaism, Rav Kook writes that it clearly is also a necessity to deter the many enemies of Israel, but even in Y'mot HaMashiach, in the Messianic era, to a certain extent, it's ideal continues even after our enemies will have been finished off.
Chukat "HOW ENTEBBE STOLE THE BICENTENNIAL
The Difference Between Historic & Eternal"
As we approach America's 250th birthday, it's worth remembering her 200th Bicentennial birthday, on Jul. 4th 1976, when Israel "stole the show" by shocking the world & miraculously saving 101 hostages in a foreign continent. As Pres. As Pres. Trump decides which countries get priority in his new Middle-East, it's worth reminding him of the difference between historic events and eternally historic ones. This obviously connects with this week's parsha, as well!
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 6 - The Parable of the King of India
The advantages of testimony over circumstantial evidence or philosophical speculation.
Kuzari -Rabbi Ari Shvat Kuzari class 5- "Proofs of G-d"
This may be the most important class of the entire book, where we finally get to the Jewish proof of the existence of G-d and truth of the Torah. We should follow His own direction where He tells us how to get to Him: through the Nation of Israel: Jewish history, Jewish prophets (and today, prophecies fulfilled), and national reward & punishment towards Am Yisrael.
Ein Aya One Humanity, One Creator, One Jerusalem
Rav Kook innovatively and beautifully explains this aggadeta where our sages say that after Jerusalem was destroyed her cinnamon fragrance is only found locked in a particular kingdom's treasury.
