Translated and abridged by Rabbi Chanan Morrison
Parshat Shmini
In the midst of the tremendous joy as the Tabernacle was dedicated, tragedy struck the family of the Kohen Gadol:
"Aaron's sons, Nadav and Avihu, each took his fire pan, placed fire on it and then incense. They offered before God a strange fire that God had not instructed them. Fire came forth from before God and consumed them; and they died before God." (Lev. 10:1-2)
Why did Nadav and Avihu die? What was their sin?
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