Parashat Korach

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Vengeance cannot be the response to violence.

We must differentiate between our wants and our needs.

Are we more worried about our own egos than about the Jewish people as a whole?

The Torah articulates norms about legitimate dissent and authority's reasonable response to it.

Amidst seemingly mundane laws, valuable lessons emerge.

What are the consequences, or even the possibility, of separating ourselves from our communities, like Korach did?

Korach's rebellion was based on his inability to appreciate the value of diversity and distinctiveness.

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.