Praise of Aharon and Fulfilling Mitzvos

Praise of Aharon – wore special clothing for Yom Kippur, not for his own greatness but due to a decree of the King; this action happened on the first Yom Kippur but was only noted by others at the 2nd Yom Kippur.

*ויעש טז, לד

Fulfilling Mitzvos as Decrees

Ultimately, we fulfill the Mitzvos as decrees of G-d even if they seemingly contradict human intellect.

Rashi’s two interpretations of the verse:

1. Instruction in itself for decrees above intellect
2. To avert a tragic “disconnection” in Jewish heritage, greater stress needed in the introduction to this section

*אני ה"א יח, ב