~ Something to Think About ~
קרחפרשת
Parsha Stumpers
By: Daniel Listhaus
- The medrash describes that Korach approached Moshe and Aharon
with two arguments:
- “Does a talis made completely of techeiles require
a string of techeiles?”
- “Does a room full of sifrei
Torah require a mezuza on its doorpost?”
a. What are the answers to these
questions? Why?
b. What exactly was Korach getting at
with this debate?
c. How do these “attacks” on
Moshe and Aharon fit with Korach's motto of “ki kol ha'eidah kulam kedoshim
u'vesocham Hashem” ?
- The Torah tells us that after Korach came to
Moshe rabbeinu, Moshe fell on his face. There are three different
types of “falling on the face” throughout Tanach. What are
they? When do they occur?
- Did Korach die? How did he die?
- a. Why was Moshe so insistent that Korach die in
a weird way?
b. Didn't he know the mishna in
Avos which says that the pit to swallow up Korach was already created?
c. How could Moshe ask Hashem
that if such a creation was not made, that he should make it? Hashem created
things yeis mei'ayin only during the time of Beraishis, why would Hashem make
an exception now?
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