Moshe Rabbeinu's Fight Against Corrupt Leadership

Stand in their shoes

We Will Go up!

Can We Identify the Techeiles?

When we are commanded about wearing tzitzis, the Torah includes two mitzvos. In addition to the mitzvah of wearing tzitzis threads on the corners of the garment, there is an additional mitzvah that some of the tzitzis threads should be dyed with a special dye called techeiles. (There is a dispute among the Rishonim how many of the tzitzis threads are to be dyed techeiles.) This dye must be made from a species called chilazon (Tosefta Menachos 9:6).

Winners And Choosers

Korach, Then and Now

He Ran to the Midst of the Congregation”

Hierarchy and Politics: The Never-Ending Story

The Prophet Shmuel "Caused" the Sin

The Prophet Shmuel is the "cause" for the uprising by Korah and his gang. But if we look more deeply, we will see that Shmuel is also the rectification of Korah's sin! How so?

High-Sounding Words

The rebellion of Korach is not a small offense but a great personal failing like the sin of the Golden Calf. It is a mortal blow to the continuity of the Jewish people and to its very survival.

When Truth Is Sacrificed to Power

What was wrong with the actions of Korach and his fellow rebels? They had a point. Why was there a hierarchy, with Moses as leader and Aaron as High Priest?

How to Handle Disagreements

Machloket (disagreement) is an inseparable part of the Jewish experience. Clarifying a matter and listening to the other side – yes! Personal insults and lack of respect toward the person with whom we disagree – no and, again, no!

Korach – He has a point

One can define Korach's camp as an ideological group, except that it was tainted by the faults that bring down many failed ideologies.

Preserving the Old, Inspiring the New

Why did Moshe respond so differently with Korah and his gang than with Eldad and Medad? Regarding the latter, he prayed that everyone should be a prophet - yet with Korah, he was greatly angered at the claim that "everyone is equally holy." Why?

Blurring Differences

discussing the revival of Korah's social ideology in the modern era, and its the rejection of the basic concept in Jewish society that different people have different functions and different ways of serving HaShem.

Servant Leadership

What exactly was wrong in what Korach and his motley band of fellow agitators said? was what they said true or false?

What Is the Connection Between Jews and Almonds?

Winners & Choosers

In Parshat Shlach, the majority of the greatest spiritual leaders in the nation conclude that the time was not yet right to enter Eretz Yisrael. In Korach also goes against the Establishment. So how do we decide when to go against the grain, & when to respect the existing status quo?

Korach's Drive

Throughout the ages, the commentators have asked themselves the famous question "What drove Korach to commit such a foolish act?”

To “Go Up” or Not Go Up, and the Land of Milk and Honey

What is the significance of Eretz Yisrael being called flowing with milk and honey? This is the sign of agricultural blossoming in Eretz Yisrael.