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<p>In Avodah Digest V25#228, CRW wrote:<br>
> Korach appeared to be seeking "kedusha" for<br>
all Jews. However, his comment "For all the congregation are holy" was<br>
an egregious error and missed the major point that our holiness is not<br>
an automatic condition, but rather, a potential for which to labor,<br>
not an assured state. <<br>
I believe that today's VBM SALT page noted that the double "kal...kulam" proves that Korach was referring to Revelation, hence every single ben Yisrael, bar none, was indeed "qadosh" by virtue of being at Har Sinai when it occurred. That said, b'nei Yisrael pleaded to MRAH to be their intermediary during that very period of Revelation! If they were at a high level of q'dushah, he was at a far-greater level. In this and other ways, Korach's "logic" was fatally flawed. <br>
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All the best from<br>
--Michael Poppers via RIM pager</body></html>