This statement seems peculiar. If Korach was the only one who actually sinned, why were the others also held responsible? If they were all sinners, why did Moshe intercede on their behalf? Horav Moshe Shternbuch Shlita suggests a realistic approach by which all of the people could be held accountable for their behavior. They witnessed Moshe’s public degradation without protesting it. Indifference to the public embarrassment of the leader of the Jewish people is inexcusable. Indeed, they were viewed as collaborators in this audacious act, so that Hashem wanted to immediately destroy them. Moshe, however, pitied their weak characters and…
