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the Creation of the world. Why does the parashah describing this event 6 vaikra
begin with the word , a word that denotes anguish? We cannot suggest
that it was because of the death of Aharon’s sons, since they were being
summoned to appear before Moshe Rabbeinu and had not yet died.

My forefather, Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, questions why Moshe summoned
Aharon’s sons and the elders to approach the Mishkan, since only Aharon
was commanded to sacrifice offerings before Hashem and wear the
priestly garments.

One possible answer is that it was in order to teach us a lesson regarding
the vice of jealousy. Jealousy can ultimately ruin a person’s life. The tactic
of the Yetzer Hara is to make a person feel the beneficial type of jealousy,
kinat sofrim, and thereby lead him to feel the destructive form of jealousy.
Moshe Rabbeinu summoned the sons of Aharon and the elders of the
congregation to witness the splendor of Aharon. He wished to teach them
that rank is decided by Hashem and therefore there is no reason for envy.
The elders would impart this message to the entire nation.

Moshe Rabbeinu prophesied that the Beit Hamikdash would ultimately be
destroyed because of baseless hatred, which is caused by envy. Therefore,
the parashah begins with the word , denoting sadness. This served as
a warning for Am Yisrael that only by avoiding jealousy would they be
worthy of the Shechinah residing among them. If there would be jealousy
among them, Hashem would hasten to remove His Shechinah from them.