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A characteristic — resilience, highway police the incredible ability to bounce officer spots two back in time of adversity. Jewish youngsters Where did Moses learn this riding a motorcycle. They are resilience? Certainly it devel- unmistakably Jewish: kippah, oped, in part, from on-the-job tzizit, the works. training and the continuous The policeman decides series of challenging incidents. to follow them, intending to But according to modern day issue a ticket. After a long psychologists, much of it had ride on and off the highway, Rabbi Joseph to do with the influence of on the side streets and off the H. Krakoff Moses' parents, Amram and side streets, he could not find Special to the Yocheved. anything wrong with their Jewish News Studies show that resilience driving. — the ability to bounce back Frustrated, the policeman when bad things happen — is what stops them anyway. "I have been follow- separates people who flourish from those ing you for a long time, watching every who don't, whether it is dealing with a move and hoping to catch you with bad grade, a lost job or something more some violation, any violation. But you guys are perfect. How is it possible?" the serious. Research on resilience also shows that taking action is the best anti- policeman asked. dote to feeling helpless. The two boys replied simultaneously: Sometimes, it would be so much easier "God is with us." to throw up our hands in frustration "That's it!" exclaimed the patrolman, when faced with conflict. Moses' chal- "Three people on a motorcycle is a vio- lenge to us then is clear: We must find lation:' ways in our own lives to move toward There are three people who are the resilience by not allowing adversity to focus of this week's dramatic Parshat topple us. Through his experiences, Korach. They are: Moses, Aaron and the Moses keeps the ultimate goal in mind: sedra's namesake, Korach. Korach, who is the great-grandson of Levi, decides to reaching the Promised Land. Yes, Moses is determined to succeed at challenge the leadership of Moses and the Divine task of bringing the people to Aaron. His followers organize a rebel- Eretz Yisrael despite their bad behavior. lion in an attempt to oust Moses from Likewise, in times of personal adversity, power and successfully persuade the may we keep our goal in mind and take 250 elected leaders of the Israelites to appropriate action, refusing to allow join them in questioning Moses' leader- adversity to topple us as our resilience ship in a public forum. How could any individual challenge the authority of the shines through. Shabbat Shalom! greatest liberator Israel has ever known? Joseph H. Krakoff is a rabbi at Congregation What chutzpah! Shaarey Zedek of Oakland County. The truth is that this is actually the fourth challenge that Moses incurs just in the Book of Numbers. In the first rebel- Conversations lion, the people cry out for meat to eat. If you were Moses, how would you In the following chapter, Moses siblings have responded to the rebellion? Miriam and Aaron challenge his good How should Korach have judgment in the choice of a mate. And expressed his dissatisfaction with the third challenge is the rebellion gener- Moses? ated by the discouraging report given by Think of a recent setback you 10 of the 12 spies sent to scout out the experienced. How did you react? Promised Land. Were you resilient? In each of these incidents, Moses dem- onstrates perhaps his most important ❑ Send your college student news from home! College kids love news from home - the Al will help keep them in touch with everything that is happening while they are away! 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