Korach's name is spelled with three letters: kuf, reish, and cheis. In the common Hebrew vernacular, these same three letters refer to a bald person. Assuming that this is not a coincidence, what is the parallel between Korach and a bald person? Rabbi Yitzchak Feldheim shares an interesting thought. The mold for every human being is similar, i.e. we all have two eyes, two ears, a nose, mouth, etc. These distinct features are permanent and we cannot adjust them. We cannot form or change our physical bodies. We may be able to enhance them by adding certain accessories, such as clothing and jewelry, but the actual body stays the same. Hair, however, is unique that it can be styled and altered to our wishes. For example, we could cut our hair short or grow it long. We can color and style our hair in any way, shape, or form. Hair allows us the opportunity to express ourselves. Bald people do not have this opportunity of expression.

These two aspects, our nonadjustable bodies and our changeable hair, signify two aspects of our communities. Our bodies have the same mold in order to signify that we have to come together and form one unifi ed body, yet we each have our own unique personality and way of expression that we choose for ourselves. We should not get lost in the general assembly of the community; we should rather add our own twist to the klal with our distinct personalities. Hair, which we can shape to suit our personal wants, symbolizes this last aspect.

Korach wanted to prevent the individuals from adding their unique contribution to the public. He argued, ""For the entire assembly, all of them, are holy and Hashem is among them; why do you exalt yourselves over the congregation of Hashem?" (Bamidbar 16:3). According to Korach, there was no need for a hierarchy. Hashem was among all of them equally. No one individual added or could add more to Klal Yisroel than another. Essentially, Korach was stripping them of their individual identities.

Just as a bald person cannot style his hairs to express himself, Korach claimed that the Jews have no individuality that needs to be expressed. For this reason, Korach shares the same letters as a bald person.

Korach is a lesson to us all. We must not forget that as individuals, we are the rarest species on Earth. There is only one of us. Granted, there are over fi ve billion people in the human race, but each one of us has something that the other does not, making each person into a unique entity.