Chelek 33, Pinchas 02- Rabbi Ari Shishler

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We could learn a really powerful lesson about teshuvah from the children of Korach. The question is, why are we learning it in this week's parashah? Al apasik of Bnei Korach lo meisu, commenting on the pasuk in this week's parashah, when we go through the census of the Jewish people, and we're told that Korach's children did not die, per Rashi, Rashi explains, "heim hayu b'eitzah k'reidah." They were right at the beginning of this advice to rebel against Moshe and Aaron. U'sh'as hamachlokes, and while the debate or the conflict was raging, hirhuru teshuvah b'libam. They thought or they b'libam. They thought or they experienced internal teshuvah in their hearts. L'fichach nizbat hamakom k'vei b'gehenam b'yoshavam. Therefore, they were given this special place at a higher level of gehenam, and that's where they settled. The so the commentaries on Rashi, explain, why is Rashi telling us this? She k'vanas Rashi, he yashiv stira b'fasukim. So, they want to suggest that it's because Rashi is tackling an apparent contradiction in the psukim. They have shalom with the shibnei Korach lo meisu. How could the apasik here say lo meisu. How could the apasik here say that Korach's children did not die, from my first look at parashas Korach, when it says clearly in parashas Korach, "vativla' go es kol adam asher l'Korach." That the earth swallowed up all the people who were part of Korach's party. Sheva parshas Pinchas, "v'hu ikar b'shibnei Korach." Which surely included, and they must have been a core part of Korach's rebellion, were his children. So, they must have been swallowed, and therefore died. V'lachein m'foresh Rashi, "she'achein nivla'u bahem." Therefore, Rashi, to reconcile this apparent contradiction, tells us, "it's true that

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1. 0:00We could learn a really powerful lesson about teshuvah from the children of Korach. The question…
2. 3:02curious my that small is compared to motion and iron. And not only that we have…
3. 6:06What how does Rashi know that the sons of Korach were part of the instigators? That's…
4. 9:12with in their punishment they're given some kind of some kind of haven. In Gehenna. Especially…
5. 12:24but the community still sees them as rebels. Therefore, they had an unusual punishment. Because they…
6. 16:00Because [clears throat] they did teshuvah. You have to conclude that at some point they came…
7. 19:08>> [snorts] >> So, the answer lies in the specific wording that the Torah used when…
8. 22:13the Torah mentions Dathan and Abiram who were involved in Korach's uprising and we're told that…
9. 25:21advised the Jewish people to rebel against Moshe. And you know that actually you know that…
10. 28:27Korach. This story has to teach us the incredible power of chuva. As we see with…

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