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#480: The Alcoholic Rabbi

#480: The Alcoholic Rabbi

An interpretative story for Parashat Shemini, Vayikra/Leviticus 10:9

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A bartender confronts a rabbi who is drinking too much.

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Immediately after the verses that relate the death of Nadav and Avihu, Aaron receives a rare direct commandment from God, one that is not shared with Moses.

Rashi, quoting the Talmud, says that Aaron received this gift of a direct commandment because he remained silent when his …

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