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                                                                                                                  service of the Kohen. He did not know that Hashem’s instruction to him
                                                                                                                  was an exception. Hashem chose to kill them specifically on this day, in
                                                                                                                  order to warn Am Yisrael that every man should marry a wife no matter
                                                                                                                  his exalted level.
                                                                                                                  As mentioned above, when he heard of his sons’ death, Aharon could
                                                                                                                  have said, “On the eighth day, the flesh of his foreskin shall be
                                                                                                                  circumcised.” This implies that just as a father rejoices to sanctify
                                                                                                                  Hashem’s Name when entering his son into the brit despite the danger                                                                                                            5
                                                                                                                  involved, likewise Aharon had reason to rejoice. This is because by
                                                                                                                  sacrificing his two sons, Hashem’s Name was sanctified through their
                                                                                                                  death. Since Hashem was sanctified in public, Aharon had reason to exult
                                                                                                                  even more. However, since he had to conduct himself according to the
                                                                                                                  laws of onein, he had to contain his joy; therefore it states, “And Aharon
                                                                                                                  fell silent.”












                                                                                                                  “It was on the eighth day, Moshe called to
                                                                                                                  Aharon and his sons, and to the elders of
                                                                                                                  Israel”

                                                                                                                                                                 (Vayikra 9:1)



























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