Parsha Perspectives for Today (Acharei Mos - Kedoshim, 5781) - Also Being Sensitive to Hashem

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Efrem Goldberg’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

channel. Page 636 in the Artscroll Stone Chumash Vayikra. Sh'ma Moshe. Acharei Mos shnei bnei Aharon b'korvam lifnei Hashem vayamosu. Our parsha, which teaches the detailed laws of Yom Kippur, the unique and distinct role of the Kohen Gadol in leading the Yom Kippur service. In our time, Yom Kippur is equally experienced by everyone. But in the time of the Beit Hamikdash, the overwhelming majority of the Jewish people were spectators to the Kohen Gadol who led the service on Yom Kippur and achieved atonement for us all. But it's introduced with a context, with a reference. Pasuk tells us when are these laws given? Acharei Mos shnei bnei Aharon. A reminder, as if throwing in Aaron's face, when is it given? After the death of Aaron's two sons. Now by the way, why doesn't the pasuk tell us their names? Nadav and Avihu. Tell us their names. Say their name. Why does the pasuk leave it ambiguous? Shnei bnei Aharon. After the death of Aaron's two sons without mentioning their names. I'll leave that to you as a question to explore. B'korvam someone they tried to draw close to Hashem inappropriately without having been commanded to do so. It was a capital crime. Vayamosu and they died. One thing the Torah teaches us, the pasuk is teaching us is Acharei Mos. There is an Acharei Mos. There is an after death. There is the notion that we're able to continue. We're able to rebuild. We're able to not only survive, but we're able to thrive. It's very

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1. 1:02channel. Page 636 in the Artscroll Stone Chumash Vayikra. Sh'ma Moshe. Acharei Mos shnei bnei Aharon…
2. 6:39is the way in which v'chiper ba'ado, he'll earn atonement for himself, ba'ad beiso, for his…
3. 12:21ba'ad kol Yisrael. And that is where he seeks and searches for that atonement. Why is…
4. 18:30and how you want to atone. You're not living more righteously or religiously. Is your Shemoneh…
5. 24:05is motivated to publish a book a safer because of scholarly competitiveness, then there's increased in…
6. 30:15day. They were forgiven for whatever they did wrong. So, can they be a witness now?…
7. 35:54us is to recognize that we have to be sensitive and warm and welcoming and make…
8. 41:33others. So, Rabbi Soloveitchik writes, "What does it mean k'ma'aseh Eretz Mitzrayim? Don't go back to…
9. 47:45It's on a higher level than yours." What does that mean? What would we have thought?…
10. 53:22day. Magen Avraham. Yeah, be like Yitzchak and be like Yaakov. Follow in the footsteps and…

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