Rectifying Daas Extinguishes the Fire of Machlokes

Moshe Rabbeinu pursued Korach and his followers, seeking to make peace. But because Korach’s da’as was broken, he was unable to see clearly the path of good. If he had had the proper da’as, he would have ascertained that what seemed to him as good—due to the good aspects that are mixed into the bad—was in actuality bad.

When a person understands this, he understands that rectifying da’as extinguishes the fire of machlokes. And the way to bolster one’s da’as is by enabling the words of Torah to penetrate and purify his mind. This banishes false and erroneous misconceptions, and then his conduct is changed for the better.

This is a yesod that we must use in order to bring peace between people—enabling them to make peace with one another.