After the chaos of Korah鈥檚 rebellion 鈥 the arguments, the accusations, the earth swallowing people whole 鈥 it鈥檚 this small moment that stands out. The Torah tells us Aaron 鈥渞eturned to Moses鈥 and the plague had stopped鈥. No dramatic speeches. No big announcement. Just a quiet return, and peace. Let鈥檚 rewind. When a deadly plague breaks out among the people after Korah鈥檚 rebellion, Moses tells Aaron to take incense and run into the crowd. Not to protect himself. Not to rebuke anyone. But to stand, literally, 鈥渂etween the living and the dead鈥. To become a bridge. To stop the damage. Aaron doesn鈥檛 pause to ask why. He doesn鈥檛 hesitate, even though many of these people had just attacked him. He moves toward the suffering, not away from it. In our world today, especially in Israel, we鈥檝e seen too much division. Different voices, different camps, each convinced they鈥檙e right. It鈥檚 easy to fall into that. But then we come across a moment like this: someone who just steps in to help, no questions asked. Not because people deserve it. But because it鈥檚 the right thing to do. The most powerful part of this verse isn鈥檛 the miracle. It鈥檚 the return. Aaron comes back to Moses, his brother. After everything 鈥 after tension, trauma, leadership under fire 鈥 they come back together. That鈥檚 the quiet strength of the verse: not just stopping a plague, but restoring trust. Sometimes healing doesn鈥檛 look like a big gesture. Sometimes it鈥檚 just showing up again. Being there. Not to prove a point. Not to win. But to help. We all know people who are hurting, people who鈥檝e felt let down, or who鈥檝e been on the other side of a disagreement. The Aaron approach is simple but powerful: move toward them. Step into the mess, the grief, the tension. Be a presence of peace. That鈥檚 the kind of unity the Torah celebrates. Not perfect agreement, but quiet courage. Not loud declarations, but small, human acts of connection. Aaron returns. The plague stops. And without fanfare, the healing begins. Image: Botticelli’s The Punishment of Korah (Wikimedia Commons)