This Weeks Parsha: Emor Q & A

By Moshe Bogomilsky Say to the kohanim, the sons of Aharon, and tell them: none of them shall defile himself to a [dead] person among his people. (21:1) Question: Why wasn't Moshe commanded to convey this also to Aharon himself? Answer: The Midrash1 states that if the Jews would have waited for Moshe to return (from heaven) and would not have made the golden calf, there would not have been any