perek tes zayin Flashcards
“vayikach korach”
what did korach take
- he took himself to argue on the kehunah (rashi 1)
- he took the judges with persuasion (rashi 2)
- he took the techeiles talis this is why the tzitzis parsha is right after this (yerushalmi)
- he took bad advice from his wife (targum Yonatan ben uziel)
how did dasan and aviram from sheyvet reuven come to join leviim and bechorim
they were influenced by korach because they both encamped in the south.
why did korach argue with moshe
because korach was supposed to become the nasi over kehas but moshe chose elitzafon
what did korach do because he was jealous
he persuaded the head 250 judges to make fun of moshe
how did they make fun of moshe
they wore a garment of completely techeyles and asked if they needed it in their strings moshe said yes
how did korach respond to Moshe’s answer
if the purpose of the techeyles is to remind you of hashem’s throne wouldn’t you be reminded by the garment so why would you need it in the strings
accordind to reb moshe Feinstein what deeper message was korach trying to convey
that just like the garment was completely techeyles so to all jews are holy so why did moshe choose someone from his family
what does keriay moed mean
- anouncers of the holidays
2. summoner of the meetings
what does anshei sheim mean (literally)
men of name
what does anshei sheim really mean
- they had a great reputation (natziv)
- they were famous for being rich and for being chachamim and for being able to make difficult calculations for the calenders (Sanhedrin 110a)
explain korach’s claim of coolam kedoshim
that we all heard Hashem speak at har Sinai if Hashem chose aharon He should have told us directly with a prophecy
why did moshe fall on his face
moshe was in so much pain that he couldn't daven for them because he davened for them 3 times already 1) eigel 2) meraglim 3) complaints (rashi)
moshe said wait till morning and hashem will pick a cohein, what did he say he was trying to do, and what was he doing
he said that since they drink at night they will be drunk and can’t bring the ketores, he was actually trying to get them to change their mind
what test did moshe say they should use to find out who was chosen
korach and cohorts should bring the ketores
why did moshe chose this test, and what was his strategy
because if they do it wrong they will die, therefore they would back out
why did they go through with this they were smart people
they were bribed by korach’s food
why did korach think he could survive
he saw in prophecy that his children will be great
moshe waited to call dasan and aviram to talk to him instead of talking to him with korach what lesson does rashi learn from this
you should chose peace even when the other one is wrong
2 reasons or strategies why moshe waited
or hachayim
1) easier to convince someone in private
2) soften them up by calling them to the king
hameat
is it not enough (sheaela)
ki healisanu
b/c you lifted us
mai aretz
from a land
zvat chalav udvash
flowing milk and oil (mitzrayim)1
la hamisaynu bamidbar
to kill us in the desert (meraglim)
ki tishtarer aleinu
yet you dominate over us
gam hishtarer
you dominate further (aharon[ibn ezra])
vayikhalu
and they gathered
titnaasu
will you lead
machtos
pans
veaharon mah hu
and aharon what is he
ki salinu alav
that you complained on us
what angered moshe so much that he davened to hashem to not accept korach’s prayer (when he usually davens that hashem accepts his prayer-ibn ezra)
we see from here the great destruction of machlokes because he wanted hashem to stop it at its base before it spread
(avi azer)
when moshe says I didn’t even take one donkey, what is the greatness of not stealing
- kings take what they want (rashbam)
2. moshe didn’t take reimbursement for the donkey used for him to get from midyan to mitzrayim (rashi)
vlo hereosi es echad mehem
and I didn’t even hurt one of them
why would moshe hurt them
because dasan and aviram ratted moshe out to pharoh
chazkuni
what did moshe tell korach and his followers to bring and why
firepan, fire, and ketores because he thought they would back out for bringing the ketores the wrong way
since they didn’t back out what did moshe change, and why
he said not to bring a fire because he thought Hashem would only bring the fire aharon’s ketores
since moshe said not to bring the fire they
brought it
why did Hashem’s holy cloud come down to the mishkan
to show that He is choosing not moshe
or hachayim
how old does one have to be in order for the courts to punish them
13
how old does one have to be to receive punishment in heaven
20
how old were the youngest kids who died
nursing age
what do we learn from the fact that the nursing age kids died
that it is a bad aveirah
what new creation was created by the peh of the earth it can’t be the actual peh because that was made on the sixth day of creation
- the mouth which followed korach (rashi)
2. a new way of death because here there was no trace afterwards (rashi with the ramban)
who got swallowed
vativlah osam
dasan and aviram
eymek davar
who got swallowed
ve’es bateyhem
korach’s household
ve’es col ha’adam aher le korach
korach’s kohorts
who’s possesions got swallowed up but not themselves
korach’s children
where do we see the same halacha
city of avodah zarah
who are the subjects in posuk lamed beis
dasan aviram their household and korach and his cohorts
it says in posuk lamed beis veeis col harechush why not rechusham
because then the mem would be reffering to the subject of the posuk which would exclude the children
hibdalu
you should seperate
mitoch haeyda
from amongst the cong.
va’achaleh osam
I will destroy them
keragah
immediately
tiktzof
you will get angry
suru nah
move now
ve’al tigu
and don’t touch
