From Kodesh to Chol: Remembering the Ordinary, Even When You Are So Extraordinary

Parashas Acharei Mos brings us right back to the beginning of Shemini, where we learned about the tragic death of Aharon’s sons. The parashah goes on to detail the Avoda of the Kohen Gadol on Yom Kippur, through which he achieves Kapara for himself, his family, and all of Klal Yisrael.

Between the deaths of Nadav and Avihu in Shemini, there’s been lots …