Take the Korah Quiz

B"H. Reply

9. Not having access to other texts, I wouldn't know what the Mishnah says explicitly at this point, but to say that Korach's rebellion was "not for the sake of heaven" is the most obvious statement you could make. Since Korach's reasoning (according to my read of it anyway) promotes jealousy on Korach's part, I thought it more accurate to say that it was a matter of jealousy over - well, anything else. I'll definitely take donations for my own copy of Mishnah, Talmud, Shulchan, and the like. These are fascinating texts to me, but I do not have the funds to afford my own copy. Reply

I chose the answer I thought was the best - Whilst it's unlikely that Korah's children lived out their days in what I myself would call luxury and opulence (none of that generation of the Chosen People did), except, of course, in comparison with the days of Jeremiah in the dungeon, at least they lived out their days, witness the fact that a number of Psalms are Psalms for the Sons of Korah,, and Heman the singer and his grandfather Samuel the prophet are descended from Korah the son of Izhar. But it seems it was the wrong answer!
Two nuclear families with belongings WERE swallowed up by the earth: They were those of Dathan and Abiram, of the tribe of Reuben. But more distantly, they were also Korah's family, as all were descended from Jacob. So the correct answer may be correct.
It seems, interestingly, that On's family, like Korah's immediate family was spared. Whether On repented and was also spared, or he was one of the 250 that perished by fire with Korah, the Scriptures don't say. Reply

Ihre Fragen sind sehr interessant, gleichzeitig eine Überprüfung!
Vielen Dank, einiges konnte ich noch lernen.

Christa Reply

5/10 not good. I thought all the 250 and Korah their families, and possesions were swallowed by the earth. I did not know that fire took Korah and his 250 men.
Thank you for these quizzes. I am learning. Reply

8/10 ,Thanks Reply

Got 9/10, better then expected Reply

7/10 I am happy with this score! I could have done better! Thanks Rabbi Posner for these quizzes! what a wonderful way to refresh our memories! and to learn what we didn't know! Shabbat Shalom. Reply

I got 8/10. Reply

I did Prepare for some of Torah studies.. 8/10. Bless Israel and those who Bless Israel.. Reply

9/ 10 - Just got one wrong ! Reply

Okay, after going back and reading and then doing the test I got all 10. Man, this was a good one. I almost TRIPPED UP on the last question...but I got it by the reading and wrote it down, I wrote ALL the answers. Rab, you did a good one this time. Keep it up? Yes, do! Toda Raba! Reply

There is never anything to click on to take the quizzes. I'm ready to give up. Reply

9/10. I got everything except for what happened to his 250 men. I thought they were swallowed by the earth, turns out consumed by fire. Reply

I love these quizes. I do well on some and not so much on others... gives guidance to look into more than what is easily in my pervue... Reply

Thank you! #10 was my learning opportunity…good lesson, thank you Rabbi! Reply

9/10 thank you Reply

9/10.
Question number 10 Reason according to Mishnah got me wrong Reply

Regarding question 10, the correct Mishna is Avos 5:17, not 5:6 (which also mentions Korach but in a different context). Reply

9/10the parsah korath is studied right now
so it wasn’t that difficult
i missed the last one Reply