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Moses' fatal flaw is his inability to wean his people from their dependence on him.

God punished Korah for his inability to channel his anger into productive protest.

Korach and his followers rebel against Moses' and Aaron's leadership and are killed; God instructs Aaron regarding laws of the priesthood.

The combination of Moses' vision and Korach's organizing skills is an instructive model for successful coalition building.

The Bible has a number of models for nonviolent resistance.

Jewish tradition takes it for granted that war is an inevitable part of human existence.

Few traditional sources discuss the ethics of fighting noncombatants, but some Jewish laws of war do display a moral genesis.

Deuteronomy 20 permits wars of aggression, but the talmudic rabbis made it difficult to declare one.

When lives are at stake, Judaism permits--and probably requires--fighting.

Judaism prohibits military action that will result in a colossal number of casualties.