Accepting G-D’s Will

One of the very dramatic and moving parts of פרשת שמיני, comes from the words, וידם אהרון, that Aharon kept silent. This is referring to the way he accepted the news of the loss of his two beloved sons.

He demonstrated incredible faith in accepting the Divine decree without any questioning or doubt in the justice of his painful fate. This is why the Torah says, בקרובי אקדש, through those who are near to me, I will be sanctified.

Rabbi Twerski points out that people foolishly believe that their faith in G-d depends on their ability to make sense out of His actions. Such ideas mean that those individuals have as much faith in their own intellect, as in their belief in G-d.

Aharon’s behavior made a very resounding statement. It was an absolute understanding that man is not capable of understanding how Hashem runs the world. Such an understanding allows a person to accept that G-d’s ways are perfect and just. The limited human mind is not meant to understand how this works. But it is up to us to accept in silence the difficulties and pain, just as Aharon did.