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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)

                                                                                                                      The day of the Chanukat Hamishkan was both a day of mourning and joy.
                                                                                                                      The parashah describing the events begins with the word   ,which
                                                                                                                      denotes anguish. Why did the Torah not begin with words that express
                                                                                                                      both emotions? From this we learn how agonizing the death of tzaddikim
                                                                                                                      is for Hashem. His anguish repressed the joy of the Chanukat Hamishkan,
                                                                                                                      which is compared to the joy of the Creation of the world.
                                                                                                                      Moshe Rabbeinu sensed that Hashem was about to reveal His Shechinah
                                                                                                                      on the eighth day. Concurrently, Hashem would become sanctified











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