Shnayim Yomi - Shemini - Chamishi - #5 - Rabbi Yosef Palacci - Leading With Humility

Moshe Rabbeinu comes in and he sees what's going on over here about the korbanot. Who's eating the korbanot? Who's going to eat cuz we had brought shalomim and we also brought musaf. Musaf of Rosh Chodesh. That was a goat. And when she sees the goat from the musaf offering of the korban, korban musaf was was an offer of Rosh Chodesh and he starts telling Elazar and Itamar, "How come you didn't eat it?" And he is is frantic like, "What's going on? You have to eat it." And Aaron steps in. Is it possible Moshe is saying maybe maybe maybe it's pasul? Did it become pasul? Aaron says, "No, no, no, no." Aaron tells Moshe, "No, no, it didn't become pasul." So then he tells him, "So how come they're not eating it? What's going on? I don't understand what happened." And now Elazar and Itamar don't say anything. It's It's greatness, by the way, because they could have answered back. They could have answered back and they could have said what's the reason What was the reason why they didn't eat it? Because really an onen cannot eat korbanot. The exception to this was they were an onen, don't forget. They didn't They didn't finish burying Nadav and Avihu. The exception to the rule was they could eat the shalomim because that was designated specifically for the inauguration of the Mishkan. So for that honor, for that kavod, one-time one-time event, they were able to eat it. But the korban of musaf of Rosh Chodesh, it happens every month and it's still happening till today. We have musaf of Rosh Chodesh every single month, right? So they can eat that Every generation is going to have it. So it's not a one-time deal. It's not a one-time scenario. In that situation, they ended up saying he's not They're not allowed to eat that korban. Moshe hears it. Moshe Look at the greatness of Moshe. Moshe admits, "You're right. Aaron, you're right. you right. He admitted it. What is is a great is a good loot. They came there was one famous story of you know the Yeshiva it's called Kol Torah. It's in Beit Vegan. I used to go I used to learn there every night said I used to go and Kol Torah I used to learn there. Amazing amazing place if anybody ever went Beit Vegan go check it out it's a huge Beit Midrash. And at the time they were looking for a Rosh Yeshiva that will be the Rosh Yeshiva of of one of the biggest Yeshivot out there. It's called Kol Torah. So who they pick? They pick one great Rav Posek. Sitting down. He's giving Shiur. He's giving Shiur everybody's wow. Somebody asks him a question. This is the beginning of his seeing if they're going to go make him the Rosh Yeshiva or not. Somebody asked him a very very good question. And he stopped. He says, I I don't know. Shiur was done. Everything passed. Everybody's thinking is he going to be hired not hired is he going to is he going to get the job not get the job? And he got the job. Who was this Rosh Yeshiva? His name's Rav Zalman Auerbach. Everybody knows who he is. And at the time when they asked him he says, how did you say I don't I don't know the answer? He said I'll tell you the truth I had many answers in my head. I could have answered this and I could have answered that. I could have answered this. I could have answered that. I could have answered whatever I could have answered. I I could have. But I didn't feel it was 100% so I admitted I don't know. Right now I don't know. It's not 100% I don't know. The fact that he was admitting it that I don't know in front of such an such a big Kahal such a big Midrash they said that's why we hired you. This humility. Look at Moshe Rabbenu's humility. Aaron, you're right. Okay, you're right. It's Rosh Chodesh, you're right. The other ones were one time, they were allowed to eat this, this they weren't allowed. That was the greatness of Moshe Rabbeinu. That was the greatness of Moshe Rabbeinu. But listen to the greatness of Elazar and Itamar. They knew the answer. And they could have answered it to Moshe Rabbeinu. But out of their great humility as well, and the great reverence that they have for Moshe Rabbeinu, and in front of their father, they didn't want to speak at all. If the father's right there, how can you say? You see the kibbud av em that they had? You see the kibbud derab, the kibbud of the rabbi that they had for Moshe Rabbeinu? This is a great lesson that we have. We have two lessons over here. One about Moshe Rabbeinu, where he admitted, you're right, that's it, you're right. I admit, Aaron, you're right. And the second of Elazar and Itamar, where they could have they could have they could have defended themselves, and they were 100% right to defend themselves. But right now they said, how? What about the yirat shamayim? What about yirat adonai elokim? What about the fear of the of the rabbi? You're right. I can't I can't And what about the kibbud av em? I can't talk. Wow, this is the greatness. And Aaron got involved, and everything worked out. See the greatness of Moshe, and you see the greatness of Elazar and Itamar.