The Split in Hungarian Jewry

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led a rebellion against Mosha. Particularly, he was upset that Mosha had had appointed his brother Aaron as the high priest. He felt he should be high priest. He gathered 250 Jewish leaders mostly from the tribe of Reuben and um they complained to Mosha arguing that they should all be high priest. Mosha said there's only one high priest. He challenged them to all offer incense in the temple. Previously, two of Aaron's sons Nadav and Abihu had died when they offered unauthorized incense. So, it was offered unauthorized incense. So, it was a dangerous proposition. And yet they Korach and his men decided to go ahead with it. Mosha attempts to get Korach's co-conspirators by the names of Dathan and Abiram to to to reason with them. They don't even want to speak to him. Korach then brings all of Israel to come and watch the spectacle of them challenging Mosha and Mosha is Hashem is very upset that all of Israel Hashem is very upset that all of Israel came to watch and Hashem says he's going to destroy the people. Mosha and Aaron immediately beg Hashem for to forgive the people. It's not them, they just came to watch. It's Korach and his men. And so then Mosha on the instructions from Hashem then goes to the tents of Korach and Dathan and Abiram and they come out with their families and all of Israel follows Mosha and Mosha

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