Parshas Sh'mini

Pursuing Peace
April 2nd, 2016
6 ursuin

n his ee's parsha, Sh'mini, e read au he dea hs he sns Aharn,

ada and Aihu, h are illed aShem r ringing an unau hri ed ran,
amng he her reasns gien he mershim ll ing heir dea hs, he erse
recrds ha u u J versu duii sviu r reu,in ,en udu ru ru reuu ,d ru v d uu Jii
vs i ir d ru r iv ,e eued ,e su And she called ishael and l aan, he
sns iel, he uncle Aharn, and he said hem, 'me near and ear ur
r hers rm ere he hl place he u side he camp' raira 10 al he
ues in arises h des he erse speci h he a her hese men as, gien
ha he as alread indica ed as such in Shems 6 1 ur her, as he n als
she's uncle h nl Aharn's aeinu achae ci es a idrash Sira
echil a ' iluim,
l ha he erse ishes emphasi e ha iel as in eer
sense he erm Aharn's uncle us as Aharn as a ler and pursuer peace
amng men, s as iel his nl leads a ur her ues in s, h culd
n hae he rah simpl hin ed ards his in cnZunc in i h Shems 6 2, he
nl her ime here iel's name is men ined Par he ans er can e und in
a asham n ha erse here, he rah lis s he ur sns eha Amram,
i har, hern, and iell, u nl he children hree hem, he eRclusin
hern he asham eRplains ha he rah nl men ins hse inled in an
een in he rah Since he sns hern, lie he sns she, ere n e
par icipan s in he rah, he are n men ined he sns iel, n he her
hand, are lis ed nl ecause heir urial ada and Aihu herere, an
reasn r iel's cmparisn Aharn mus e in ima el rela ed he nl reasn
ha he is men ined he uneral Aharn's sns

he a'as einim eRplains ha due heir na ure as hanim a ha ime, la ar

and samar, he remaining sns Aharn ere n ale ur heir r hers,
les he ecme deiled e can sa, ased n he cmparisn iel Aharn
and she's calling his sns he 'r hers' ada and Aihu, ha iel and his
sns ac ed, as i ere, in lieu Aharn and his sns during he urial ada and
Aihu Aharn and his sns ere n ale par icipa e een in he murning
prcess due heir s a us during he inaugura in, and all he mre s uld n e
ale a end heir unerals ha al each us, er ru ev u , sviu r ,ur,dri d ,e v
vu ir u uJd i niv u ev u , ru illel used sa e he disciples Aharn,
ling peace and pursuing peace, ling ne's ell crea ures and ringing hem
clser he rah Pirei As 1 12l she ma hae chsen he sns iel
ecause he ne ha he emdied his ideal pursuer peace, ha he ere
cns an l s riing r ppr uni ies use heir empa h ill a id e see ha
par eing a pursuer peace amng men means s epping in ill a id here
smene else is missing uarrelling riends reuse ind cmmn grund,
hen i is up he Aharns and iels he rld ill ha gap smene is eing
uried and he hae n amil a end, hen he pursuers peace ac as he
amil e shuld e cnscius, lie Aharn and iel, eer ppr uni d
chessed, and leap a he chance, lie ishael and l aan, s ep up he pla e
and e here hen smene else cann