All of the community, every one of them is holy. G‑d is within them. So why do you elevate yourselves above the assembly of G‑d? (Numbers 16:3)

Korach was right.

All the people stood at Mount Sinai and received the Torah—the highest form of prophecy.

With every individual G‑d made a covenant, promising, “You will be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation for Me.”

Yes, it is true that we are all holy. But we need that holiness to shine. And to shine, you need to be plugged into a source of power.

That was the role of Moses and Aaron, and it is the job of every tzadik that bears their spirit in every generation:

To guide each holy soul to find its connection to the infinite light of the One Above, and to fan the flames of their fire.

Likutei Sichot, volume 4, Korach.

By Tzvi Freeman