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Parsha Korach
Before we discuss this week’s parsha, let’s return for a moment to last week’s. In parshat Sh’lach we had the episode of the spies. Twelve Jewish leaders went undercover to spy on the fortifications and armies of the land of Israel. The scouts returned with tales of mighty giants and convinced the Jews that Israel was impenetrable. This amounted to blasphemy, for G-d Himself had promised Israel to the Jews. But the people believed the spies and even considered returning to Egypt. Apparently, the Jews had more faith in their leaders than they had in G-d. For this sin, G-d condemned the people to a life of aimless desert wandering, and only after that entire generation died out would their children enter the Holy Land. Click Here To Continue |
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