[Avodah] Egel Zahav

[Akiva Blum]

On 12-Jul-12 9:32 AM, Liron Kopinsky wrote:
> It seems to me that there are two distinct paradigms of leadership 
> that we see here. The first, that of the Kehuna, is hereditary 
> leadership. This leadership represents continuity and a steady 
> purpose. The other type of leadership, that of Moshe, is a more 
> dynamic, in-the-now type of leadership. This leadership needs to 
> inspire the people to act in the present. As a possible answer to your 
> question, Ahron was already a leader, but he was the wrong kind of 
> leader. The Jewish people needed both, and could not move Ahron from 
> one role into the other.
>
except that Aharon wasn't yet a Kohen.

Akiva