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Friends, it has to be clear to us that the whole story of Korach is mamesh the deepest depths.

Korach is someone who never did anything wrong in his whole life. The Yismach Moshe says that in one of his previous reincarnations “I was there when the fight was going on between Korach and Moshe & Aaron. I didn't mingle in because I didn't know which one was which. I'll tell you the truth, Korach was so holy that I mamesh did not know if he was holier than Aaron the High Priest, I did not know. So I stayed neutral”.
What was the whole thing with Korach? Open your hearts to the deepest depths.

Everybody wants to be the holy of holiest, but maybe G-d doesn't want you to be the holy of holiest. Maybe G-d needs you to be less holy and serve him on that level. What do we know? Everybody likes to be like Avraham Avinu, but like the Pshischer (Simcha Bunin) says, maybe G-d doesn't need another Avraham Avinu. G-d already had Avraham Avinu, now he needs Simcha Bunim.

You see, it's a very delicate thing. On one hand I have to want to be the holiest and greatest, on the other hand I have to say to G-d 'if you don't want me to serve you on the level of the holy of holiest, it's also okay with me.' This is the highest level there is, the utmost real level.

You see, Korach wanted to serve G-d but he mamesh wanted to be the holiest. Aaron was ready to serve G-d even if he was the lowest, and therefore he was really the holiest. Moshe Rabbeinu was chosen because Moshe Rabbeinu didn't want to go up to Mount Sinai.You know what Moshe Rabbeinu felt on Mount Sinai? 'Gevalt, if G-d would have chosen somebody else, I would have been just as happy, absolutely just as happy, because the most important thing is that the people of Israel should know what G-d has to say'.

Since he was the only one who just wanted that G-d should tell us what he wants and it didn't matter to him through who, therefore he was the only one who was chosen. The other ones… it really mattered to them, if it was them or someone else. So the moment it matters to you if it is you or somebody else, you cannot go up to Mount Sinai. You cannot be a high priest unless it doesn't matter to you who it is, only that is done, only then it could be you.

Good Shabbos!