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Why do Chazal give multiple explanations for Nadav and Avihu's deaths when the Torah (תורה) already provides reasons? The shiur distinguishes two models of divine service: Yom Kippur (separating from physicality) versus Keter Torah (sanctifying all physical drives). Nadav and Avihu possessed Keter Torah but failed to direct all aspects of their being toward holiness, creating fatal vulnerability.
This profound shiur explores fundamental questions about the deaths of Aharon's sons and the nature of spiritual service through analysis of seemingly contradictory sources. The speaker begins by questioning why the Gemara (גמרא) in Sotah requires eating on Shavuos specifically because it's the day the Torah (תורה) was given, when logically one might think fasting would be more appropriate for intensive Torah study. The analysis then turns to the multiple explanations Chazal provide for why Nadav and Avihu died - from bringing strange fire (Parshas Shemini) to not having children (Parshas Bamidbar) to various other sins mentioned by Chazal. The speaker questions why so many different reasons are given when the Torah itself provides explicit causes.
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Sotah (Shavuot eating requirement), Yevamos (marriage obligations)
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