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The parshah’s stream of ideas communicates a desirable equilibrium

The power of leitzanus caused 250 wise men to join Korach and reject Moshe Rabbeinu

All our actions are for the war against the yetzer hara   “You are children of Hashem, your G-d; you shouldn’t cut yourselves or make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.” (Devarim 14:1)   Yalkut Shimoni says the words “lo sisgodedu — you shouldn’t cut yourselves, share a root with agudah, group.” Using this

There are mitzvos that correspond to the head of a person and those that correspond to the heart

“You get none of the glory but continue to serve. That’s rav!” Extraordinary!

From a Jewish perspective, “honesty” and “integrity” cannot be restricted to individual paragons of virtue