<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span style="font-size: 22px;" class="">The rabbis saw a hint that while the Korah rebellion ended so tragically, it had the seeds of redemption. <br class="">In the Shabbos Maariv we recite Psalm 92: Tzaddik katamar yifrach, the righteous will blossom like the palm tree (v. 13). <br class="">The last letters of those 3 Hebrew words (kuf, reish, chet) spell Korah. Although blinded by anger and envy, <br class="">Korah's egalitarian vision will indeed be established. Then the "righteous will blossom like the palm tree, <br class="">and grow mighty like a cedar in Lebanon, planted in the house of the Lord." </span></body></html>