Yet ultimately they are concerned only with their own status. In our Lev Shalem community, truly each person is unique and special. We each have our roles, ways in which we contribute our individuality for the sake of the whole. We saw this at work in our most recent task of hiring a new rabbinic leader, someone who will be a teacher and guide yet ultimately an equal part in the whole. Everyone who chose to, played an equal part in the process.
Tonight is another example.
Instead we come together, strength to strength, and make Shabbat happen for and with each other. Korach's mistake was in believing that he could be the one to lead the Israelites through the desert. Yet it takes a community, each individual supporting the other, each person striving for the good of the whole, to get to the Promised Land. This is what makes our community so special. Ultimately, we are in relationship with each other and with God.