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took, with Datan and Aviram, sons of Eliav, and
On ben Pelet, the offspring of Reuven. They

stood before Moshe with two hundred and fifty
men from the Children of Israel, leaders of the
assembly, those summoned for meeting, men of
renown”
(Bamidbar 16:1-2)

The wife of On ben Pelet saved him from Korach’s rebellion. She
uncovered her hair, categorically preventing the men of dissention from
entering the tent and calling on her husband. Similarly, Chazal attribute
the Exodus to the merit of the Jewish women. They would adorn
themselves for their husbands, using their mirrors. In this manner, they
ensured the preservation of our nation. In the future, too, our nation will
be redeemed in the merit of the Jewish women.
We find many instances in the Torah where women took the initiative,
based on their womanly intuition, to bring salve and salvation to our
nation. For example: The women’s refusal to take part in the sin of the
Golden Calf and the sin of the spies; Sarah, who converted the women;
and Yael, who killed the warrior, Sisera.
Why are women seemingly discriminated against, by being deprived of
the mitzvah of Torah study? Hashem knew that there must be one captain