
And a fire went out from before Hashem and consumed them (10:2) The Gemora explains that Nadav and Avihu deserved to die because they were once walking behind Moshe ..
Written by Rabbi Moshe Kormornick
When the time came for Aharon’s inauguration service in the Tabernacle, Moshe encouraged him to “approach the altar” [1]. We have been taught that this encouragement ..
Written by Rabbi Daniel Leeman
As the opening Rashi tells us, our sedra takes place on the eighth day of the inauguration of the Mishkan. Aharon is instructed to take several sacrifices, among ..
Written by D Fine
Parashas Shemini – Journey to the Centre of the Torah This week’s sedra, Shemini, contains three distinct themes. The parasha begins with the first service ..
Written by Daniel Sandground
On the day of the inauguration of the Mishkan, Moshe tells Aharon, “Approach the Mizbayach (Kerav el hamizbeiach) and make your sin offering and burnt offering ..
Written by Anonymous
As Rashi makes clear (10:20), Moshe admitted that he had erred in a certain law in our sedra. In Rashi’s words ‘he admitted and was not embarrassed to say that ..
Written by d fine
The Meforshim offer many reasons why Nadav and Avihu died a premature death. Daas Zekainim quotes a Midrash: R’ Levi said that Nadav and Avihu never married. ..
Written by Anonymous
Rashi 11:2 tells us that the reward for Aharon’s silence (and that of others) at the deaths of his two sons was that the portion of the Torah regarding kashrus ..
Written by d fine