Please resist the temptation to moralize about the main narrative in our Torah portion, Shemini. Two young men meet a sudden, tragic and horrific death in our Torah portion. They are burnt alive in ...
Parshat Shemini: Leviticus 9:1-11:47; II Samuel 6:1-7:17. Parshat Shemini, the Torah portion following Passover, marks a pivotal moment: Moses and Aaron offer the first communal sacrifice on behalf of ...
Two young men meet a sudden, tragic death in our Torah portion. The scene is described tersely: Now Aaron’s sons Nadav and Avihu each took his fire pan, put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and ...