KabbalaOnline.org Korach 5783 The Holy Ari Insights on the Torah Reading
KabbalaOnline.org Korach 5783 The Holy Ari Insights on the Torah Reading IMPORTANT: In Israel, we already read and studied the weekly Torah section called Shelach this past week. For those of you outside of Israel who want, here is the link to our Shelach articles. Please Note : The bold text is the direct translation of the classic text source. The regular text is the explanation of the translator/editor Confounding the Work of Creation The Holy Ari From the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria; translated and edited by Moshe Yaakov Wisnefsky In this parashah , the Torah chronicles the rebellion of Korach . You can understand Korach’s quarrel with Moses based on what is written in the Zohar (1:17a) on the verse, " And G‑d said, ‘Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters. ’" ( Genesis 1:7) In the middle of that passage [in the Zohar ] it says, "Similar to this is the quarrel of Korach with Aaron ." The...