{"id":13611,"date":"2025-09-26T13:36:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/?p=13611"},"modified":"2025-12-02T16:52:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T16:52:52","slug":"jealousy-in-the-torah-2-tracing-its-dangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/jealousy-in-the-torah-2-tracing-its-dangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Jealousy in the Torah: Tracing Its Dangers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jealousy in the Torah Part 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">\u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05d9\u05ea \u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b5\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05ea \u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b6\u05da\u05b8&nbsp;\u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b8\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9&nbsp;\u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05de\u05b9\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9&nbsp;\u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b9\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8&nbsp;\u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not covet your fellow&#8217;s house. Do not covet your fellow&#8217;s wife, or his servant or his maidservant, or his ox or his donkey, or all that belongs to your fellow.<\/p>\n<cite>Shemot (Yitro) 20:13 &#8211; The last of the Ten Commandments<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jealousy In The Ten Commandments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"fni\">It\u2019s easy to see why jealousy is included in the <a href=\"https:\/\/rabbisacks.org\/archive\/ten-utterances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Aseret Hadibrot<\/em><\/a> (the Ten Commandments). The commandment against jealousy is placed alongside serious moral sins like stealing, killing, adultery, and lying in court because jealousy often leads to these very actions<sup>i<\/sup> . When a person allows jealousy to take over, it can drive them to act out in harmful ways, often ruining their lives and the lives of those around them. The <em>Nachash Hakadmoni<\/em> (snake) in <em>Gan Eden<\/em> was the first to experience and act on his jealousy by attempting to kill Adam HaRishon and marry Chava. His jealousy created a precedent in the world that was not able to be rectified until an extraordinary act of self-worth and knowing one&#8217;s essence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Happiness In His Heart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"fnii\">When <a href=\"https:\/\/aish.com\/48972216\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aharon Hakohein<\/a> went to greet <a href=\"https:\/\/aish.com\/the-making-of-a-leader\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moshe Rabbeinu<\/a> on his way to <em>Mitzrayim<\/em> (Egypt) to redeem the Jews from slavery, the Pasuk says<sup>ii<\/sup> &#8220;<em>Vere&#8217;acha vesamach belibo<\/em>&#8220;, &#8220;and when he sees you, he will rejoice in his heart&#8221;. Rashi elaborates and teaches us that while any other person would be expected to feel some resentment and jealousy at their brothers&#8217; high position and power, Aharon was genuinely delighted that his brother Moshe was the chosen messenger of Hashem. As a reward, Aharon was given the kehunah gedolah and merited to wear the choshen, the gemstone-studded breastplate of the <em>Kohein<\/em> <em>Gadol<\/em><sup>iii<\/sup>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Jealousy To Destruction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"fniii\">The parshah of <a href=\"https:\/\/mishpacha.com\/what-are-you-fighting-for\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Korach<\/a> exemplifies the destructive power of jealousy and its ability to drag a person down, even to the death! Soon after Matan Torah, Korach was jealous that he was not appointed Nasi (prince) of Shevet Levi, and confronted Moshe Rabbeinu and Aharon Hakohein, accusing them of hogging status and power. As punishment, Korach and his followers, along with their families and children, were swallowed by the earth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"fnv\">Rashi spells out Korach\u2019s motivation for starting his rebellion against Moshe Rabbeinu: He was jealous that a younger cousin became the prince of his<em> Shevet <\/em>(tribe)<em><sup>iv<\/sup>.<\/em> Despite the fact that Chazal say<sup>v<\/sup> that Korach was a clever and wise person, he lost control of himself over his jealousy and caused terrible destruction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jealousy Rots The Bones<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"fnviii\">The Gemara explains<sup>vi<\/sup> what Shlomo Hamelech, the wisest of all men, says regarding jealousy, that \u201c\u2026envy brings rotting of the bones<sup>vii<\/sup>\u201d. After death and burial, the body decomposes, leaving just the bones intact. A jealous person\u2019s remains, however, will decompose even the skeleton, leaving behind nothing but dust. With Korach, the earth split open, \u201cand they were lost from the congregation<sup>viii<\/sup>&#8221; with nothing &#8211; not even their bones left as memorial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"fnviii\">One might think that the decomposition of a long-dead skeleton is meaningless, but the truth is that this insight brings us to a clear understanding of the source of jealousy and the tremendous impact it brings. The Hebrew word &#8220;<em>etzem<\/em>&#8221; means both \u2018bone\u2019 and \u2018essence\u2019. Thus, a person\u2019s bones represent his essence. When jealousy consumes a person, he does not want to be himself. He wants to be somebody else. A person who wants another person\u2019s job or house or wife or power or money fundamentally indicates he is not happy with who he is and what he possesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One&#8217;s Bones And Essence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"fnviii\">A jealous person fails to understand that Hashem wants him to have this particular house and this money and this job and these children and this power, etc. Jealousy of someone else represents denial of one\u2019s essence, one\u2019s<em> atzmiut<\/em>. Therefore the appropriate punishment for a jealous person is for his <em>atzamot<\/em>, his bones, to rot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"fnviii\">The Maharil Diskin takes this idea a step further with the bones of Yosef<sup>ix<\/sup>. When Yosef Hatzaddik instructed his descendants to promise that \u201cYou shall bring up my bones with you [when you leave Mitzrayim]<sup>x<\/sup>,\u201d he was highlighting the fact that his bones would be whole, and not decomposed! Yosef was saying, \u201cMy bones will remain intact because despite what the brothers did to me, I never was jealous of them and I never hated them. The proof of this will be that whoever has jealousy suffers the fate that his bones decompose.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"fnviii\">Jealousy is a powerful emotion that can destroy a person\u2019s happiness, relationships, and even their sense of self-worth. The Torah\u2019s commandment against jealousy shows how serious it is, placing it alongside sins like stealing and killing. If we do not keep these evil character traits in check and fix them when we need to, then \u2014 Heaven Forbid \u2014 we will pay the price later on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/jealousy-in-the-torah-understanding-the-mitzvah\/\">Jealousy In The Torah Part 1: Understanding The Mitzvah<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button tm-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/sign-up.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about Torah ethics with a weekly study partner. Sign up for a TorahMate today!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Excerpted from Oorah&#8217;s Torah Nuggets<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sources\">Jealousy in the Torah &#8211; Sources:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p id=\"fni\"><sup>i<\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/library.alhatorah.org\/?r1=Sefer_HaChinukh_416&amp;s1=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup> <\/sup>Sefer Hachinuch 416<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"fnvi\"><sup>ii<\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/library.alhatorah.org\/?r1=Shemot_4:14&amp;s1=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup> <\/sup>Shemos 4:14<sup><br><\/sup><\/a><sup>iii <\/sup>Shemos Rabbah 3:17<sup><br>iv<\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/library.alhatorah.org\/?r1=Rashi_Bemidbar_16&amp;s1=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup> <\/sup>Rashi, Bamidbar 16:1 \u201dDasan V\u2019Averam\u201d<sup><br><\/sup><\/a><sup>v<\/sup> Bamidbar Rabbah 18:8<sup><br>vi<\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/library.alhatorah.org\/?r1=Bavli_Shabbat_152b&amp;s1=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup> <\/sup>Shabbos 152b<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"fnvii\"><sup>vii<\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/library.alhatorah.org\/?r1=Mishlei_14:30&amp;s1=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Mishlei 14:30<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"fnviii\"><sup>viii<\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/library.alhatorah.org\/?r1=Bemidbar_16:33&amp;s1=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Bamidbar 16:33<sup><br><\/sup><\/a><sup>ix <\/sup>Maharil Al haTorah, Parshas Bo<sup><br>x<\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/library.alhatorah.org\/?r1=Bereshit_50:25&amp;s1=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup> <\/sup>Bereishis 50:25<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" id=\"fnii\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jealousy in the Torah Part 2 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05d9\u05ea \u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05de\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d0\u05b5\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05ea \u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b6\u05da\u05b8&nbsp;\u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05de\u05b8\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9&nbsp;\u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05de\u05b9\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9&nbsp;\u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b9\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8&nbsp;\u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05e2\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 Do not covet your fellow&#8217;s house. 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