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Why would Hashem (ה׳) want to destroy everyone when only Korach's group sinned? The shiur develops a fundamental yesod: machlokes (divisiveness) isn't just wrong—it makes marriage between Hashem and Klal Yisrael impossible. Since that marriage is the entire purpose of creation, machlokes threatens the world's very existence and must be eradicated.
This shiur addresses several profound questions from Parshas Korach that reveal a fundamental principle about the nature of machlokes and its threat to creation itself. Rabbi Zweig begins by noting seemingly disproportionate Divine responses throughout the Torah (תורה): after the Golden Calf, the Spies, and now Korach's rebellion, Hashem (ה׳) threatens to destroy everything rather than just punish the guilty parties. When Korach gathers the entire nation to watch his confrontation with Moshe, Hashem again wants to destroy everyone, leading to Moshe's brilliant argument that Hashem should only punish those who actually sinned. The shiur clarifies that Korach's dispute was not with Moshe's prophecy (nevuas Moshe) but with his wisdom (chochmas Moshe). The rebels accepted that Aharon was chosen as Kohen Gadol at Sinai, but questioned whether this was a lifetime appointment or a temporary position subject to change when circumstances shifted. This explains why they maintained their share in Olam Haba—they weren't denying Divine revelation, only interpreting its implications.
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Parshas Korach
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