Family
What shevet was Korach in?
Levi
What was the job of the family of kehas?
They carried alot of the very important vessels of the Mishkan
How many followers did Korach have?
250
Why does it use the word vayikach? (2)
1) Korach separated himself
2) Korach took the heads of the sanhedrin with words
Why did we have to prove again with the staffs that Aaron was supposed to be Kohen Gadol?
We just proved that Korach was not supposed to be Kohen Gadol however, there is still doubt that Aaron is supposed to be Kohen Gadol, therefor we preformed this test once again.
Who was Korach's father?
Yitzhar
Who convinced Korach that his job was not high enough?
Korach's wife
why was the argument of Korach so bad?
Because he was arguing with moshe who represented the Torah and Hashem
Why did Moshe fall on his face?
Moshe felt that he couldn't plead for forgiveness anymore for B"Y
What were they going to make the firepans into?
Thinned out sheets as a covering for the Mizbeach Hanichoshes
who was Korach's Grandfather?
Kehas
Who was Korach Jealous of?
Elitzafan the son of Uziel (Moshe & Aaron)
Why in the morning will Hashem make known?
Right then there was a little bit of drunkenness in them
Why didn't we use the ketores for other cures to plagues?(1)
1) One is not allowed to cut off Tzaraas so to no one can just end a plague
2)This punishment was not meant specifically for one person, however the plague was meant for e/o
3)we used the ketores to prove to B"Y that it is not a deadly drug but rather it is the sin that kills
Who was Korach's great grandfather?
Levi
Who was kept from going to join with Korach and by whom?
On ben Peles by his wife
What was one of the things that Moshe was referring to when he said Rav lachem?
1) His interpretations of his Ruach Hakodesh
Why was Elazar the one who was told to pick up the firepans?
The Ohr Hachaim says that Aaron already had so much to do with the argument / It was uncomfortable for Aaron to do it because the argument was a bad memory for him
Why does the family stop by Levi and not continue on to Yaakov?
Because Yaakov sought mercy over his name
According to the Ramban what color is Ticheles before it turns blue?
Black
What do the words "and their wives, and their chidren, and their infants." come to tell us?
The argument of Korach was so bad that even the children and infants got punished
Why was Elazar commanded to collect the firepans to use if they were from Korach and his followers?
Korach's motivations for the fight began with wanting to be part of something holy / (holier than his position)