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A thought on Parashas Acharei Mos and why we read it on Yom Kippur

The Parashah describes the Avoda of the Kohen Gadol on Yom Kippur. Specifically, Moshe explains  the proper protocol for entering the kodesh hakodashim to Aharon. However this is preceded with an unusual introduction: “Hashem spoke to Moshe after the death of the two sons of Aharon when they came improperly before Hashem (into the kodesh hakodashim) and…