INC[S]ENSE-ITIVITY
“To this: take censers, Korah and all his company, put fire in them and put incense upon them before Hashem tomorrow, and the man whom Hashem chooses shall be the holy one” (Num.16.6)
The mixing of the spices for the incense is an art, it is Maase Rokeah – the work of a perfumer (Ex.30.25). He needs to know the ingredients and their exact proportions for the blending of the bitter and the sweet, to produce a fragrance acceptable for sacred use.
The three letters constituting the term Rokeah – perfumer, may be rearranged to read Korah! Inherent in Korah was the potential to blend the bitter and the sweet in developing a ‘fragrant’ personality suitable for leadership. He did not meet the criteria, for his divisive stance - sweet unto himself - caused bitterness to others.
The communal leader who dedicates himself to holy tasks needs to be sensitive to the needs of the people. He will find sweetness in his labours in assuaging the bitterness that comes with the suffering and hardship that is the lot of many.
The mixing of the spices for the incense is an art, it is Maase Rokeah – the work of a perfumer (Ex.30.25). He needs to know the ingredients and their exact proportions for the blending of the bitter and the sweet, to produce a fragrance acceptable for sacred use.
The three letters constituting the term Rokeah – perfumer, may be rearranged to read Korah! Inherent in Korah was the potential to blend the bitter and the sweet in developing a ‘fragrant’ personality suitable for leadership. He did not meet the criteria, for his divisive stance - sweet unto himself - caused bitterness to others.
The communal leader who dedicates himself to holy tasks needs to be sensitive to the needs of the people. He will find sweetness in his labours in assuaging the bitterness that comes with the suffering and hardship that is the lot of many.
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