Who Should Take the First Step Toward Reconciliation When They Are Convinced the Other Side Is at Fault?
If I believe I am right, am I still responsible for trying to make peace?
This source-based Torah essay focuses on Moses’ attempt to reconcile with Dathan and Abiram even when the dispute was not of his making. Its central question is practical and moral: peace is not always served by waiting for the person we blame to move first. Exact Malbim and Chafetz Chaim citations remain subject to source verification.