Parshas Korach: Ego and Emunah Peshutah

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Where did Korach go wrong? Korach's claims about a room full of sifrei Torah and a garment kulo techeiles were intellectual, but Rashi tells us Korach's feelings were hurt at being skipped over. Hurt feelings are no position from which to judge a case. Korach's claim that a people all blue needs no white string forgot that intellect can only build on a foundation of emunah peshuta.

Key points

• Had the shvatim acknowledged their kinah and sinah, perhaps they would have recused themselves.
• White stands for emunah peshuta and blue for chakira, so the blue wraps around the white.
• When cut off on the road, admitting you are upset like Korach keeps you out of trouble.

Topics

• Korach
• Ego