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knew that his actions stemmed from total self-sacrifice for the people’s
sake. He wanted to prevent bloodshed. Aharon was punished for the sin
of the Waters of Merivah. This indicates his innocence in the sin of the
Golden Calf. Had he not been entirely innocent, he would have been
punished for this sin as well.
Aharon’s sons inherited the trait of self-sacrifice from their father.
However, they did not realize that there are aspects in Avodat Hashem
that are beyond human comprehension. As a rule, a person should strive
to sanctify Hashem’s Name when he is alive and not only in death, as it
says, “But you shall greatly beware for your souls.” Even during one’s
lifetime, a person can sanctify Hashem’s Name by distancing himself from
material pursuits.
“And Hashem said to Moshe; Speak to Aharon,
your brother – he may not come at all times into
the Sanctuary, within the Curtain, in front of
the Cover that is upon the Ark, and he will not
die; for with a cloud I appear upon the
The main subject of the parashah is kedushah. The issue of kedushah is Ark-cover”
mentioned three times in this parashah: in the beginning, in the middle, (Vayikra 16:2)
and in the end.
There are two categories of kedushah. One is abstention from sinning, and
the other is sanctifying oneself through that which is permitted, as Chazal
say, “Sanctify yourself through that which is permitted to you.” Rashi
explains that when a person refrains from transgressing the prohibitions
of the Torah, he merits achieving kedushah. Similarly, when Am Yisrael
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