Worrying About Orphans

Rashi explains: “’Emor v’amarta’ (say and you shall say), (this double expression comes to admonish the adult Kohanim to be responsible for the youngsters.”

The Chasam Sofer zt”l explains Rashi by saying that if a kohen dies and leaves over young orphans, they are left with no source of livelihood. A kohen owns no land, and if the orphans are too young to go around collecting terumah or to do avodah in the Bais Hamikdosh to receive part of a korban, who is supposed to feed them?

Therefore, the Torah comes to admonish adult kohanim to take care of the orphaned children of other kohanim and to ensure their needs are taken care of.