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Rabbi Yitzchak Mirsky - Parashat Shemini 5786

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Rabbi Yitzchak Mirsky

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Erev Shabbat kodesh Parashat Shmini Taf shin pei vav The shiur is le'iluy nishmat Tehora shel Marat Leah bat Viriginia Mahad bat Leah Shalom. Ruach Hashem tenihenna beGan Eden, amen. In this week's parasha, Parashat Shmini, we are reading about the inauguration of the Mishkan. The first time that the Kohanim are sacrificing that the Kohanim are sacrificing korbanot in Bet Hamikdash, in the Mishkan. The two children of Aaron, Nadav and Avihu, hikrivu esh zara asher lo tziva otam. Usually, during the year, the Kohanim used to bring the fire to the altar. First day of the inauguration, fire had to come of the inauguration, fire had to come from Boreh Olam. And they did on their own. Because of this, but they took a esh milifnei Hashem, Hashem. And fire killed the two children of Aaron, Nadav and Avihu. They passed away. And the pasuk describes also the reaction of Aaron. reaction of Aaron. And the pasuk says in perek yud, pasuk bet, gimmel, Vayidom Aharon. Unkelos translate Vayidom veshatik. He became silent. He didn't a word. The The Admor Ostrovtse His name was Meir Yechiel Halshtok. Zechor tzaddik ve kadosh livracha. It was a rebbe that fasted over 40 years. He used to eat only at night. And there is a lot of stories about him, but there is a lot of stories about him, but not that not now. He explained the word of Vayidom in a different way that shows what was or how great was the inter- mental strength of Aaron which was above the regular human being. He gave an introduction. In the world we have four degrees. An inanimate and in- animate something that grows

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  3. 1:34reaction of Aaron. And the pasuk says in perek yud, pasuk bet, gimmel, Vayidom Aharon. Unkelos…
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  5. 3:38grows flowers animals and speaking means human being. In Hebrew we call it domain. And in…
  6. 4:40If somebody hit him he will hit back. He will pay the guy that he got…
  7. 5:10Two ways it can happen. Either she will attack back. She will jump on the man.…
  8. 6:12if you hit an inanimate animal? You hit a stone. Not only that you will not…
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  10. 8:16And nobody saw. Not only that he didn't talk. Nobody saw in his face. Nobody saw…

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