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Parshat Korach: Numbers 16:1-18:32;
I Samuel 11:14-12:22.
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he truth is that Korach (after
and intelligence going for him. He
whom this parshah is named)
uses these gifts in unfortunate ways.
has quite a bit going for him.
He uses his lineage as the foundation
He is from the tribe of Levi, part of
to make a play for Moses’ job. He uses
the tribe with special responsibilities
his intelligence as a tool to dislodge
related to the Tabernacle, and, there-
Moses.
fore, the relationship between God and
Rabbi Alan Yuter portrays the dif-
the Jewish people.
ference between Moses and
Korach is also an intel-
Korach this way: Korach uses
ligent person. Coming
religion because he believes
from a good family and in
that it is good to be smart;
possession of a good mind,
Moses lives religion because he
why did things end so badly
believes that it is smart to be
for him, with him and his
good.
family swallowed up by the
American society seems to go
Earth?
in cycles of valuing intelligence
In a classic comment by
Rabbi Steven and education on the one hand,
Rashi, we learn that Korach Rubenstein
and showing suspicion of those
uses his smarts to create
who possess intelligence and
a scenario that will make
education on the other hand
Moses look foolish. Korach presents
(one only needs to note the way a
Moses with a legal question.
degree from an Ivy League school is
He has a group of people come
used not as a badge of honor in cer-
before Moses dressed in garments
tain political discussions today, but
made completely out of thread the
as a means of labeling someone as an
color techelet. The unique blue which
“elite” from an “East Coast school”).
is techelet is what the Torah com-
Of course, Jewish tradition has a
mands us to use for the tzitzit (fringes) great appreciation of intelligence and
on all four cornered garments (today
stalwartly believes in the importance
we are most familiar with tzitzit on the of education. Still, Rabbi Abraham
tallit).
Joshua Heschel beautifully expressed
Korach has the group challenge
the fact that intelligence isn’t at the
Moses — “Is a garment that is entirely top of our list of values when he said,
of tekhelet subject to the law of
“When I was young, I admired clever
tzitzit or is it exempt?” When Moses
people. Now that I am old, I admire
answers that the garments still need to kind people.”
have tzitzit put on them, Korach has
Korach was clever and thought his
trapped him.
smarts would propel him past Moses
The group jeers at him, “Is this pos- and into leadership of the Jewish
sible? A robe of any different colored
people. He forgot a great many impor-
material needs only one thread of
tant values on his way to leadership
techelet to fulfill the law. How can it be and paid for it with his life. Among
that these garments that are entirely
them was the value of kindness, which
of techelet need tzitzit of techelet
we need to display whether at home,
attached? Korach knows that Moses is
the schoolyard, the office or the public
correct about the law, but that doesn’t
square.
stop him from creating a scene which
Steven Rubenstein is rabbi of Congregation Beth
makes Moses appear ridiculous.
Ahm in West Bloomfield.
As I said, Korach has both pedigree
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