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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:15.0pt'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Rashi explains
[vayikra 9:23] that Mosher R and Aharon H entered the Ohel M to pray. This was
prompted by Aharon H complaining to Mosher R, in words that seem to almost
accuse him of having set him up for failure, “Moshe my brother, this you
did to me that I entered and I was humiliated?”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Did Aharon think even for one moment that Moshe
suggested this as his own idea?<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:
l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Did HKBH want Aharon to suffer this humiliation?<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:
l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>How would Moshe’s remedy, entering the Ohel M
with Aharon and praying, help remove the humiliation of Aharon’s
failure to successfully initiate the Mikdash? On the contrary, the people
would observe that success came only after Moshe’s intervention.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:
l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Rashi [later] mentions that BNY were very anxious to be
reassured that they had been forgiven for their indiscretion with the Egel
H. They were expressing their concerns to Moshe R when he was performing
for the first 7 days thinking that since the Shechinah had not yet resided
on their handiwork they had not been forgiven; to which Mosher replied
just wait until Aharon H does this; he is more appropriate and significant
than I and through his sacrifices and service the Shechinah will reside
amongst you and you will be assured that HaShem ….. now we would
have concluded that sentence with “has forgiven you” but Rashi
[chazal] concludes “you will be assured that HaShem ….. chose
him.” [meaning Aharon HaCohen]<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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l1 level2 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>it is almost as though the Yidden had rejected Aharon
H [perhaps they thought he could not possibly be the one through whom
they would attain forgiveness when he was himself implicated in the Egel
Hazahav] and Moshe R said You will have evidence of his being chosen by
HKB”H when he does the Avodah and it is accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:
l1 level2 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>but as we know it was not accepted until Moshe joined
him in Tefillah.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:15.0pt'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Any thoughts?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:15.0pt'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>meir<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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