Parshas Korach 5785
- Torah Tavlin
- Jun 26
- 2 min read
בקר וידע ה' את אשר לו ואת הקדוש והקריב אליו ... (טז-ה)
MASHAL: Chaim was furious with his boss. A series of hard decisions in the company caused him demotion and considerable embarrassment amongst the other employees. Deeply hurt, he decided to write an email to his boss. After a few paragraphs of sharply worded literature, he concluded with a sentence expressing his feelings and his name.
He was about to send the email when his phone rang. It was a good friend on the other line calling to “catch up.” Chaim was in no mood for a shallow conversation. He unleashed on his friend about all that was going on at work and how he just wrote a very sharp-worded email to his boss.
“Chaim,” begged his friend, “be smart and wait on that email. You can lose your livelihood and really get yourself into trouble.” Despite his frustration, Chaim heeded his friend’s advice. The next day he re-read the email and made considerable changes but couldn’t bring himself to send it. The following day the same thing happened, until eventually he had no desire to send it at all.
A week later, the boss called him over. “Chaim, we are impressed with how you handled the situation last week and didn’t make a fuss when you were slighted. For this, you earned our respect, and we’ve therefore decided to promote you to an executive position. Good luck!”
NIMSHAL: Moshe told Korach, “In the morning, Hashem will know who belongs to him.” In essence Moshe was offering Korach a phenomenal piece of advice. “I know your upset and angry, and you want to unleash on me, but I’m giving you a priceless piece of advice: Wait on it a bit longer before you act hastily and regret it in the future.” Unfortunately, Korach didn’t heed the advice and met a bitter end.