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Torah Talk for Parashat Korach

July 6, 2016 by Sharon Freundel (Community)

In this parasha, Korach and his followers rebel against Moshe’s and Aharon’s leadership and are killed; God instructs Aharon regarding laws of the kehuna (priesthood).

After the rebellion of Korach is quashed, Moshe devises a test to prove once and for all that the tribe of Levi, and specifically the Cohanim, are supposed to be the spiritual leaders of Bnei Yisrael. The description of this test contains some interesting imagery. Read more >