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Korach had the distinction to be a bearer of the Aron. How could he have
Concerning the mitzvah of tzitzit, the pasuk says, “You may see it and fallenso low?Whenhe observedthat Hashem hadnot spokenwithMoshe
remember.” By seeing the tzitzit, a person remembers Hashem. This in an intimate way for thirty-eight years, he concluded that it was due to
encourages him to observe the mitzvot and beware of doing an aveirah. A a deficiency on Moshe’s part, rachmana litzlan. He did not bother to
proven segulah to keep safe from anger is to gaze at the tzitzit. analyze the matter thoroughly. Had he done so, he would have arrived at
The mitzvah of tzitzit is a chessed of Hashem, as each moment of wearing the correct conclusion that it was due to Am Yisrael’s acceptance of the
tzitzit provides a person with reward, in an easy way. evil report of the spies.
How did Korach come to mock the important mitzvah of tzitzit? During Matan Torah, a cloud hovered over Har Sinai. This imagery
Moreover, he succeeded in enticing two hundred and fifty Nesi’im, illustrates the method of the Yetzer Hara, which is compared to a cloud.
including Nachshon ben Aminadav, to join him. How did Korach have He constantly attempts to obscure our vision from the fire of Torah. Man
the boldness to fight against Moshe? must constantly battle against this force. Korach made no serious attempt
Korach began his dispute for the sake of Heaven. He truly wished to to remove this cloud from before him. He therefore became completely
clarify how an easy mitzvah like tzitzit can provide so much reward to the enveloped in it and could not see past it.
wearer, when we know that the mitzvot demand toil. Since he started off “Datan and Aviram went out erect at the entrance of their tents.” When
with pure motives, he succeeded in drawing a large following of the one merely stands at the entrance to the tent of Torah, with no desire to
