tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832364329882359207.post1365599806593960984..comments2014-01-06T11:25:41.354-07:00Comments on A Grain of Sand: Torah Portion: Korach - Past and Present, No Future.Rabbi Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10291052395235575454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832364329882359207.post-36792716511606524502008-06-30T23:52:00.000-06:002008-06-30T23:52:00.000-06:00Response to Rabbi Josh’s Blog-“Torah Portion: Kora...Response to Rabbi Josh’s Blog-“Torah Portion: Korach-Past and Present, No Future<BR/>I would not classify myself as democracy loving as Rabbi Josh does under the definition that everyone-has –a-right-to-their-opinion softies. If someone has an opinion that contradicts the word of God, it should not be allowed to present itself as truth, or even the possibility of being truth if it is not.<BR/>Moses and Aaron did not consider themselves Holy. They were amazed that the Lord would even consider them as being worthy to talk to them. But the Lord chose to make them Holy out of their humility and lack of self worth.<BR/>Korach on the other had, not only thought of himself as holy, but claimed that all of Israel was Holy. He did not have an infinite mind like the Lord God Almighty of Israel to be able to make that judgment. Korach had motives that were for self aggrandizement or some other evil motive known only to the God of Israel. <BR/>Rabbi Josh is exploring the truth about the God of Israel, probably because of the many like me who are not as scholarly and maybe some Jews and others have belittled or forced their view down his throat.<BR/>The people of Sinai were grumbling and rebelled against the Lord and did exactly what He commanded them not to do. So how can this be a Holy Nation, either individually or collectively unless it is culled? Maybe Moses and Aaron did not have leadership qualities that satisfied the desires of the Israelites to be pampered or their egos groomed. But the Lord God Almighty knew that they wanted what was best for even those who were considered outcasts from the main stream of the group.<BR/>Rabbi Josh makes a point about Korach being a reactionary, who did not want to support the new power structure which the Lord God Almighty of Israel was building. Maybe he was in bed with the power structure of Egypt and that is why he wanted to go back the Egypt. Only the Lord God Almighty of Israel knows.<BR/>As I read I see that Rabbi Josh correctly points out that Korach is a self-interested reactionary seeking to halt the moral and spiritual progress of his people<BR/>Rabbi Josh makes a wonderful comment when he says “Alternately, they may seek to restore what they see as the lost moral order or the past. The mythical past that they construct may overlook the cruelty and brutality of the old order, gut they will paint it as a paradise, a land flowing with milk and honey.Mark Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15880242558997662505noreply@blogger.com