Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Tzav #2- Where was Aharon?
In the beginning of the parshah it says, that Hashem commanded "Aharon and his Sons" when in VaYikrah only Aharon's sons are commanded. Why is this time different? According to the Tosfot HaRash , in VaYikra, Hashem does not command Aharon because He was angry about Aharon's involvement in the eigel. Now Aharon is mentioned because Moshe argued that despite Aharon's mistake he deserves honor because of his righteous offspring. Therefor, Aharon was included. Why else was Aharon mentioned in Tzav when he wasn't mentioned in other places.
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Rashi points out that the name of this weeks parsha is tzav-command. The command that Hashem says applies to not only the sons of Aharon, but Aharon himself. This, Rashi says shows the urgency and necessity to carry out the command immediately not only by one generation, but it shows that the command applies to all generations.
ReplyDeleteAish.com states that since the Parsha is all about the kohanim and their duties, Aharon obviously needed to be involved. Hashem appoints Arahon as the Kohen Gadol, and Hashem commands him here because of his new holiness level. Before, in the other parashot, he didn't have this high status.
ReplyDeleteRashi points out that only 13 times in the torah does Hashem speak to Moshe and Aaron. Therefore it would make sense that Aaron would not be mentioned in VaYikra because Hashem did not always speak to him. This idea can teach us that sometimes it is our opportunity to shine, and sometimes it is not our turn to shine. Even though we do not always get the opportunities that we want it does not mean that we should give up because it might be our time soon.
ReplyDeleteChizkuni quotes the Vayikra Rabah who says that Moshe asked Hashem "how can a well which is in disgrace produce water that is well and pure?" What Moshe was asking is "if Aharon is in disgrace because of the egel hazahav, then how are his sons able to work in the mikdash?" Upon hearing this Hashem said "you are right" and included Aharon in his commandment.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Ohr Somayach, the reason why Aharon is mentioned in Parshat Tzav is because now, Hashem is going to teach him an his sons further laws relating to their service in the Mishkan.
ReplyDeleteChabad.org says that the word tzav means encouragement, especially for the present and future generations. (It's specifically used for encouragement over the loss of money). Aharon needs to be mentioned here because he is part of the present generation, and future generations will come from him.
ReplyDeleteAish.com says that since the Parsha is all about the kohanim and their duties, so Aharon obviously needed to be involved. Hashem appoints Arahon as the Kohen Gadol
ReplyDeleterashi says that this parsha is hashem commanding Aaron and his sons to do the work in the mishkan and it includes Aaron because this shows that it is very important for all generations to follow gods laws
ReplyDeleteThe Sifri says, in pars hat vayikra the Torah refers to all of the olah sacrifices, and these were only offered after Bnei Yisrael entered the land when Aharon was no longer kohen, so therefore only his sons are mentioned there. However, in this parasha, the Torah refers to the korban shall shachar which was only brought in the desert when Aharon was the kohen, therefore, he is mentioned here.
ReplyDeleteThe reason that it includes Aharon is to show that for many generations he will be important. He is mentioned now because hashem wants to reach him everything in this parsha. I think this makes sense hat he is mentioned here because hashem has to reach him everything about the mishkan. This is from chabad.org
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