Halacha:

Tzitzis 

Parsha:

Korach,  Shelach 

Description

Korah's initial claim - that כל העדה כולם קדושים - seems to argue for universal access to the משכן and a nationwide כהונה גדולה. Yet, when Moshe responds with the "Incense test", he stresses that through this test, Hashem will indicate which singular person is holy - and chosen for that job. Korah, surprisingly, accepts the challenge and the battle is played out, essentially, on Moshe's terms. We explore the success of this stratagem in several places in Tanakh - along with analyzing the basis for Korah's claim. This leads us, inexorably, to the story of the 12 scouts, via the oddly placed Mitzvah of Tzitzit.