All Parsha - Incredible Insights in the Ramban on Parshas Korach

Brook and welcome everyone to a special edition of all para paras the ram on paras. So for this week's uh presentation, we want to get right to the thick of it and we're going to uh learn probably the central Ramb on the para and that is what was Kak's issue, what was his problem, what was the problem of Denam, why did they start a fight with Moshe, how about the 250 men, what was their motivation? And the Ramban starts by analyzing the word. What exactly did Kyak take? He cites Rashi. He deals with Rashi's explanation, the explanation of Medan Kumah, the explanation of Tagum Unulus, the explanation of Rab Iban Ezra. And then in middle of this Ramban, the Ramban now discusses what was Karak's rebellion about. And uh he begins by citing the Iban Ezra. He uh questions Izzra and he offers his own interpretation. That's what I would like to focus on this week. Rabi Arabz says, Firstly, we need to know when did the uh rebellion take place. The Ibene Ezra's opinion is this took place in uh the Sinai desert. Well, wait a second. The Jews were not in the Sinai desert. last week's para paras the moraglin were sent out of midbar pon from kadesh bara and the after the episode of miriam they traveled from katro and they went to midbar pon so they were no longer in midbari well as azra very often doesra learns in mtra there's no chronology in the and this took place before when did this take place when the were exchanged that's this um in the aftermath of and were separated that took place they all thought that our master he did this on his on says to give greatness to his brother. Basically they uh they suspected him of nepotism. They took away their rights of being and they g he gave it to his brother. He also honored the descendants of Shahimov. They were his relatives. And likewise we know that when addressed he said so that means the ben ley had um an issue with moa but here we're we're seeing that moa did favor the ben levy so now the rabban is bothered so why citing Ibanzra why did the b lei have a problem with kakim kashu theim joined kar's rebellion because of the special attention that Aron was given that the were Aon's attendants and they didn't like that they appreciated the fact that they were selected but that they should have to serve Aon that they did not appreciate so according to the Ibanzra this took place in the aftermath of the dismissal of the in exchange for the Levim and they suspected Moshe did it on his own accord to give greatness to his brother and also to the ben kahus who are related to him and for the ben lei who are from his family. So joined because they had to administer the reason why joined ru becauseu formally removed the status of firstborn from their forefather Ruv. They were descendants of Ruvane. They were from Sh Ruv and Moshabo took concrete steps to take away the rights of Ruvane as the first born. Now the says the Ramban is also so basically there were a bunch of people. They each had different issues. didn't like the fact they served the kahanim didn't like the fact that they were their za was mistreated in their mind by moa and um didn't like the fact that he was rejected as a bakar so you have different groups they each had their own issue but the common denominator was they felt mo's appointments were from his own mind says this is the opinion of ezra He says in many many places he says basically at will that there is no chronology in the now himself also says there are times that but the Ezra says we are not bound in the slightest by the chronology in the kish and the order that things appear. If there's any question or difficulty, we could immediately say it's just not listed in order says I already wrote earlier in it is my opinion the Torah is written in chronological order unless there specific circumstances where the Torah writes that something transpired earlier or something transpired later. In other words, Ramban agrees that we are not absolutely bound by the chronology of the but in general things do happen in order unless the Torah specifically says otherwise. And even when the Torah does specifically say otherwise and even when the Torah does say and does require us to say otherwise, it's for in a reason and a very correct logic. In other words, we we cannot at a whim just say that the Torah is not written in order. And therefore, according to Raan, the Ezra's uh commentary on this episode is questionable. namely that this occurred in the aftermath of the selection of the Levim in exchange for the and this did not happen in um midbar but the in the previous parall we already left midbar and therefore the rabban says therefore we are we are required to say and in the rabban's opinion this transpired not in midbari but rather midbar pon in kadesh bara after the episode of the moragum. And therefore the Ramban says in his correct way to um and this is not just Rambanshat but this is taught by the Medish Tanuma and that is Karak had a problem with what transpired um not in the selection of the Levim but rather in the selection of the Nus of Elite Safan. We know that Kahus had four sons. Amram, Yeetszar, Kavin, and Uziel. Amram's was the oldest of Kahus and his children. Moshe was the Melik and the leader and Aaron was the Coy God. And presumably the next in line would have been the son of of Yeetsar, which is Kyra. But instead the nio and the priesthood the prince the princely uhness the uh sta the institution of being a nasi a prince that presumably should have gone to yetar but instead it went to the son of namely and therefore the med says that shaken kak was upset in elit's position of leadership as our sages teach And once he was at it, he was also jealous of like tells do you seek kahuna as well. And now what were Dustin and Aram's problem? Dawson and were drawn after their problem was not that took away the from their because that wasn't done by Jacob was the one who took it from Ruven and gave it to Ysef but rather they actually supported and bolstered the Tina of their Tina was in the aftermath of the Moragimu Do you want to kill us in the midbar? But you did not bring us into a land flowing with milk and honey. Now the Ramban goes on to explain that if was jealous of the appointment of Alit Saf and his princehood then why is why is Kak complaining now in the aftermath of the Magland? Alit Safen was appointed well before. So the Rabban says this was for political reasons. Basically before when they were in Midari Mosh Rabenu had the favor of the people and now in the aftermath of the Maglin when so many Jews died felt the climate was such that he would have support from the people when they were in the Sinai desert nothing bad happened to them. Even when they made the was a great obvious and well-known sin, there were very few who died. There only 3,000 Jews died. And they were saved because of the prayer of Mosha. Mosha stood up for them. Mosha went to bed for them. Mosha pled for them 40 days and 40 nights. They loved him like their own soul. They listened to him. Whatever he commanded them, if anyone would have rebelled against Mush at that time, the people would have stoned them. And therefore, when was appointed bit his lip because nobody could stand up against Moshe. Moshe had the favor of the people. tolerated Aon's appointment. And the firstborn tolerated the status of anything Moshe did, whatever he did was gold because the Jews were invincible and untouchable and therefore things were good and could not be challenged. But once they got to and Jews were burnt up in the fire of him and many died at Hatava because of their desire and then they sinned at the and there was a decree against them that they would not go into and Moshe didn't daven for them and in the opinion of the ramb for and he did not abolish the decree and all the died in before God. So now the Jews are not going into Israel. Many had already died in Sativa. Moshe didn't dive in for them and many all the died. And it was decreed on the people that they would disappear and vanish in the desert and they would die there. The people were embittered. It was fertile time to create a rebellion. They said to themselves that this is not because of their own sin. They blamed it on that Mosha's words were causing them all kinds of troubles. This was the opportune time for to dispute the actions of the and thought that the people would listen to him. This is what meant. You brought us to close in the desert. They said you brought us this bad place. You never fulfilled. that which you vowed. Not only didn't you give us a land flowing milk and honey, you didn't give us a land at all. We're going to die here. We'll vanish here. Then they said, you know what? You claim our children are going to go into Israel. Nah, they'll die here also. It's the same way the promise you made to us to bring us into Israel was unfulfilled. It will remain unfulfilled to our children. This is the reason for their complaint here after the decree of the in other words Ibenezra learns that and his men were upset of the appointment of the levim in place of the and theim didn't like that mosha made them attendance to the and didn't like the fact that their ancestor ruin was uh lost his and kak himself was a bakar so why are Are they waking up now? Ibanz says the Raan says no. Their problem was in the appointment of the problem was the appointment of and they could not wake up until now when the people began to turn against Mash because of what happened in Satava and the Moragim where the Jew where it was decreed on the Jews. They would not enter the midbar. Now what do the 250 men have to do with this to that the Ramban concedes to the that it's likely could be these 250 men they were all they were all firstborn that's why they didn't like the fact that the service went to the kahuna and that's why Moshe said well if you're right let's do your old aida bring the like he used to do and let's see whose God accepts therefore said to them they should take shovels as they did originally and the matter will become revealed whether God will select them or the priests. So this is Ramban's shot. Ramban learns the rebellion of Kyak is in the immediate aftermath of Tra and especially the when they were decreed on the Jewish people they wouldn't enter Israel and Moshe did not daven for them the way he did after the now Mosha's now Mosha's status in the eyes of the people was tenuous and Kak thought it was the right time to rebel. Okay, wishing everyone a wonderful week ahead and