Vayikra ויקרא 2026 Shared Destiny Revealed
from Parsha in 2 Hosted by By Rabbi Avrohom Piekarski
The Torah describes the korban brought for an unintentional sin by a כהן גדול and by the community. Although the korban process is essentially the same, the Torah presents them differently. By the כהן גדול the Torah uses the word “kodesh,” however, by the community it does not, as well it also omits some of the details. Rashi explains this with a mashal: when an entire city rebels, it shakes the whole kingdom, and therefore the word kodesh is omitted. However, being that when a king’s close confidant sins, the king tries to minimize the wrongdoing, and therefore by case of the community the Torah omits some of the details. This idea reflects a deeper truth about how Jews relate to one another. Rabbi Yishmael once said he would want to be the one to bring another Jew’s kaparah simply out of love for him. He did not see another Jew as separate from himself, but as one with him. The same is true with Hashem, who looks at the Jewish people like a beloved child. From here we learn that loving another Jew means not only feeling connected to them, but recognizing that we are one: when another Jew needs help or is stuck in galus, it affects us as well, and by helping another Jew we ultimately help ourselves. לקו״ש כז-ג
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