All posts in: Shemini
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1 year agoWhy were Nadav and Avihu punished?
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
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2 months agoFearless or legless?
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
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1 year ago
Prosecution becoming Defendants
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
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1 year ago
Parashas Shemini – Journey to the Centre of the Torah
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
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1 year ago
Humble Aaron deserved His Position!!
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
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1 year ago
The whole truth
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
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1 year ago
What did Nadav and Avihu do to deserve this terrible punishment??
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
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1 year ago
Kashrus & Silence?
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
