Friday, May 9, 2025

Acharei-Kedoshim - When the Good Suffer

Why is the concept of atonement on Yom Kippur and the order of the service prefaced with the death of Aharon's sons Nadav and Avihu? Why does the Midrash tell us the sad story of a groom who died on his wedding day? What is the depth of the lesson of the verse in Koheles (Ecclesiastes) that seems to say that both the righteous and the wicked meet a similar fate? What is the significance of Noach becoming lame as he leaves the ark, and thus becomes unfit to bring a sacrifice? Why do Moshe and Aharon die before entering Israel, even though they spoke so highly of the land? Why did the sons of Aharon die in a similar way as those who joined the rebellion of Korach?

Find out in this week's Parsha Podcast.

Running time: 32:09



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