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