Parshat Shemini

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The inauguration of the Tabernacle, the death of Nadab and Abihu, and the laws of kosher animals. Leviticus 9:1-11:47.

Strange Fire

Tree of Souls

There's a story in the Torah, a rather unsettling one, about two brothers, Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, and it's been echoing through Jewish tradition for millennia. We find...

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Rod and Serpent of Abihu

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:80

And Jewish tradition, with its rich tapestry of stories, doesn't shy away from tackling it head-on. Take the story of Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron, the High Priest. We encounter ...

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Righteousness of Nadab

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:81

The story of Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, plunges right into that question. It's a tale filled with both tragedy and a strange kind of… merit? We find this story in Leviticu...

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Nadab and the Origins of the World

Midrash Rabbah Vayikra Rabbah 20:11

We find ourselves in Vayikra Rabbah, specifically chapter 20, digging into the story of Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, and their brothers Elazar and Itamar. You remember Nadab and ...

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Aaron's Transgression and Elisheba

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:79

But for Elisheba, the joy is amplified fivefold! As Ginzberg recounts in Legends of the Jews, luck seems to be showering blessings specifically on her. Her husband, Aaron, is the H...

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Death of Aaron and Uzziel

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:84

The Torah tells us that Nadab and Abihu, in their zeal, offered "strange fire" before the Lord and were consumed (Leviticus 10:1-2). A devastating blow, not only to their family bu...

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Moses: Death of Aaron

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 3:85

Take, for instance, the story of Aaron, Moses, and Aaron’s surviving sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, after the tragic deaths of Nadab and Abihu. Remember Nadab and Abihu? They were cons...

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Aaron: The Ten Commandments

Book of Jasher Jasher 83

We all know about the Exodus, the parting of the Red Sea, and even receiving the Ten Commandments. But what about the nitty-gritty details of setting up their new life, their new r...

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The Scales Of The Messiah

Tree of Souls

And some of their answers… well, they're pretty wild. One fascinating myth, collected orally and preserved in Howard Schwartz’s Tree of Souls, tells us that the Messiah was actuall...

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