Another matter, “and you, draw…near to you,” that is what is written: “Happy is the one You choose to bring near You to dwell in Your courtyards” (Psalms 65:5). Rabbi Yitzḥak said: This is analogous to the friend of a king who publicly criticized the king, and [yet the king] made him his protégé, so that he would not move from the palace, and he would eat the king’s remnants. So too, Aaron was the equal to all Israel,5He behaved as Israel did in the act of the Golden Calf, even though his intent was different. and the Holy One blessed be He selected him as the High Priest. He said to him: “He shall not emerge from the Sanctuary” (Leviticus 21:12), and he ate the remnants of the Holy One blessed be He, as it is stated: “The remnant of the meal-offering [is for Aaron]” (Leviticus 2:10).