Parshas Bamidbar 5786: Unfair to Compare
Torah Parallels Parshas B amidbar לע ל וי נשמת האדא בת מרדכי Unfair to Compare The Torah relates that B’nei Kehas were entrusted with one of the greatest privileges imaginable: carrying the holiest vessels of the Mishkan , including the Aron itself. Yet alongside this incredible responsibility came a striking warning: “ וְלֹא יָבֹאו ּ לִרְאוֹת כְּ בַל ַּע אֶת הַק ֹּ דֶש ׁ וָמֵתו ּ ” . The B’nei Kehas w ere forbidden from seeing the Aron and other keilim uncovered as the Kohanim prepared them for travel. This immediately raises a question: I f the B’nei Kehas were “ holy enough ” to carry the Aron itself, why were they not permitted to see it uncovered? Perhaps the ...