A Lingering Impression: Volume 6, Issue 17, Tetzaveh
- Feb 27
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February 28, 2026; 11 Adar, 5786 Sponsored anonymously for the Refuah Shleimah of Yair Nissan Ben Sara
In the beginning of this week’s Parsha, Hashem says to Moshe: “And you shall draw close to you, your brother Aharon… from among Bnei Yisrael to serve Me as Kohanim…” (Shemos 28:1)
The Midrash (Shemos Rabbah 37:2) explains the need for Hashem to tell Moshe to draw Aharon close to him. The Midrash states: “When Moshe descended from Sinai and saw Bnei Yisrael engaged in that act [with the golden calf], he looked at Aharon striking it [the golden calf] with a hammer. Aharon intended to delay the worship of the golden calf (by working on it himself to slow the process) until Moshe would descend the mountain...