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Semuchim M'yad - Connecting Parshas Chukas With the End of Korach

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Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

An exploration of the connection between Parshas Chukas and the end of Korach.

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Welcome everyone to Arab Shabbat Kodesh edition of our sheerum. We're continuing in our series Smukhim Meod connecting the parshios. And today's sheer is dedicated by my dear friend Rabbi Jacobson lilu nishmas his mother Sarah Malkah bas Baron whose 10th yahrtzeit is Sunday the 13th of Tammuz. Canadian team nuchasa she should be a l'ilui nishmas for all the family ad bias goel tzedek. We have in chutz aretz we have two parshios this week. Chukas and Balak and Eretz Yisrael we only have parshas Balak. We're going to begin with parshas Chukas. And here we go. Parshas Korach ends with the words samusu. Of course the main subject matter of Chukas is the parah adumah. So what will that how will that be be connected to parshas Korach? Parshas Korach ends with the word samusu. And when there's misa we need the parah adumah. And therefore the parsha begins viyiqach parah adumah. Also at the end of Korach it says va'achaltem oiso b'chol maqom. And Rashi says even in the Beis HaMikdash you can eat ma'aser anywhere even in a cemetery. You mentioned cemetery? We'll need a parah adumah. Now it just occurred to me parshas Korach in a way is one of the first instances if not the first of people dying in the midbar. So you have those who died um because of the mageifa and those who died through the episode of Korach. And now we're in need of parah adumah. Now at the end of Korach it says like this V'el Halavi'im tedaber v'amarta aleihem ki sichu when they will take me'eis Bnei Yisrael et hamasah

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  1. 0:02Welcome everyone to Arab Shabbat Kodesh edition of our sheerum. We're continuing in our series Smukhim…
  2. 1:04Parshas Korach ends with the word samusu. And when there's misa we need the parah adumah.…
  3. 2:05and once they take unassatem mimenu terumat Hashem, they have to give. Take give. We find…
  4. 3:08nefesh v'lo yecheta et hamishkan Hashem tamei. Now this mitzvah is given to the Kohanim because…
  5. 4:11that was discussed at the end of Korach. But, it's also a completion of all the…
  6. 5:12Those who are Zois Chukas HaTorah, those who are Talmidei Chachamim. Cuz, we don't give Trumah…
  7. 6:14brings the Medrash that was a great he was from the carriers of the like say…
  8. 7:20The proof is the says that sometimes a will say something that is anyway what was…
  9. 8:24That was never revealed to anyone, so therefore he figured he must be equal if not…
  10. 9:25The death mentioned in Korach uh flows into the topic of Parah Adumah. Also, the end…

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