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Why was Aharon's happiness at Moshe's appointment so remarkable? The shiur explains that Aharon's role wasn't just to avoid jealousy—it was to actively promote and build up his younger brother's honor. This challenge of ego-effacement, requiring total sincerity without any self-promotion, earned Aharon the Choshen Mishpat and models the difficulty we all face in promoting Hashem (ה׳)'s kavod rather than our own.
Rabbi Zweig explores the depth of Aharon's greatness when the Torah (תורה) states that he went to greet Moshe "v'samach b'libo" (happy in his heart), and Rashi (רש"י) teaches that Aharon merited the Choshen Mishpat because of this. The shiur begins by questioning what was so unique about Aharon not being jealous of his younger brother's appointment—after all, people have different roles and abilities. The key insight is that Aharon's challenge wasn't merely about different roles or avoiding jealousy. Aharon was appointed as Moshe's spokesman—he shared Moshe's role but in a subordinate capacity. His entire function was to build up and promote Moshe's authority, to project that Moshe was the true prophet and Aharon merely the facilitator. When you're the public face speaking daily, it's extraordinarily difficult not to see yourself as a principal player. Aharon had to constantly convey through his words, body language, and tone that he was only Moshe's agent, not a co-equal partner.
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