Korach- The Place You, Alone, Stand by Rabbi Mordechai Rhine The Parsha begins, “And Korach took,” but it does not tell us what he took. Says Rashi, “He took himself,” he separated himself from the group and began to view the Jewish people from the outside with criticism, instead of remaining a member of the more »

When All Else Fails…   By Rabbi Mordechai Rhine The story of Korach is a remarkable one. Korach was a man who was afflicted with jealousy. He wished that he had been chosen as Kohein Gadol instead of Ahron. Korach stages a rebellion against Moshe which is successful enough that Moshe is concerned that the more »

A Good “Machlokes” by Rabbi Mordechai Rhine Parshas Korach describes the great argument or “Machlokes” between Korach and our teacher Moshe. Korach felt slighted by the way that Moshe assigned the honors. Korach wished that he had been chosen to be the Kohein. So he started a rebellion. By the time it is over, Korach more »

The Propaganda War by Rabbi Mordechai Rhine Korach was an honorable man. He was one of the chosen few designated to carry the holy Aron. Then something went wrong. In this week’s Parsha we find him in a showdown with Moshe, the revered man of G-d. Korach tries to oust Aaron from the position of more »

by Rabbi Mordechai Rhine The story of Korach is most instructive. Korach staged a rebellion against Moshe because he would have liked to have been the Kohein Gadol, the High Priest. Instead Ahron, Moshe’s brother, was appointed, and Korach could not sit still. The Medrash tells us that Yosef hid treasures in Egypt, and “one more »