Torah.org Rabbi Wein - My Close Ones
Torah.org Rabbi Wein - My Close Ones Rabbi Wein By Rabbi Berel Wein To Dedicate an Article click here Parshas Shemini My Close Ones The Torah itself records the reaction of Moshe to the tragic deaths of the sons of Aharon. Moshe tells his grieving brother that the Lord had informed him, “that I will sanctify My name through those who are nearest to Me.” Even though the harsh judgment against Aharon – the dramatic and unexpected deaths of his two elder sons, Nadav and Avihu – dominates the mood of the moment, there is a subtle message of consolation and explanation that Moshe offers to his brother. And that perhaps is one of the reasons that Aharon remained silent in acceptance of the fate that befell him and his family. Aharon apparently realized that there was a higher purpose also involved in these events – the sanctification of God’s name and a warning against tamperi