Beth Israel Synagogue – Aruba
This parashah tells us about the tragic revolt story of Korah, Dathan, Abiram and On, along with two hundred fifty other men, “leaders of the congregation, men of renown” (Num. 16:2), against the leadership of Moses and Aaron.
Both had already faced the complaint and grumbling of the people: for the lack of water, for the menu’s monotony (manna every day), for the shortage of meat… The most serious, however, was the one we read about last week, where the mistaken perception of the explorers sent to scout the conditions of the Promised Land, caused so much anguish and defeatism that the conquest was postponed until the death of that entire generation, forty years later.