SHABBAT READING
The Cause of Nadav and Avihu’s Death: Incense Smoke?: Dr. Sheila Tuller Keiter, The Torah.com, Mar. 27, 2024 — On the eighth day of the dedication of the Tabernacle, fire descends from YHWH and consumes the sacrifice (Lev 9:24), signaling YHWH’s approval of all that has transpired and marking His tangible dwelling in the midst of Israel.
In this triumphant moment, on the very day that the priestly order comes into the service of YHWH, two of Aaron’s sons bring a “strange fire” before YHWH:
ויקרא י:א וַיִּקְחוּ בְנֵי אַהֲרֹן נָדָב וַאֲבִיהוּא אִישׁ מַחְתָּתוֹ וַיִּתְּנוּ בָהֵן אֵשׁ וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלֶיהָ קְטֹרֶת וַיַּקְרִיבוּ לִפְנֵי יְ־הֹוָה אֵשׁ זָרָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא צִוָּה אֹתָם.
Lev 10:1 And the sons of Aaron, Nadav and Avihu, each took his fire pan, and they put in them fire, and they placed upon it incense, and they brought before YHWH strange fire that He did not command them
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The Truth About Israel’s ‘Friendly Fire’: Brendan O’Neill, The Spectator, Apr. 3, 2024
Two Pings on Strike That Killed Food-Aid Workers in Gaza; J.E. Dyer, The Optimistic Conservative, Apr. 2, 2024
How Much Is a Dead Jew Worth?: Gadi Taub, Tablet, Apr. 3, 2024
3000 Years of Solitude: A Response to The Economist Cover: Dror Eydar, Israel Hayom, Mar. 29, 2024
For Further Reference:
Unintentional Killings of WCK Workers Is Tragic, But Hamas Is Still to Blame for War – Editorial: Jerusalem Post, Apr. 4, 2024 — The unintentional killing of seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) organization in Gaza on Monday was a horrible tragedy.
IDF Chief Apologizes as Details Emerge of Strike That Picked Off Gaza Aid Cars One By One: Jacob Magid, Times of Israel, Apr. 3, 2024 — IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi issued an apology after midnight on Wednesday for a deadly Israeli strike on an aid convoy in Gaza, adding that it was a result of a “misidentification,” which was being investigated and learned from.
Senior Israeli Official Warns of Growing ‘Shoot First, Ask Later’ Culture in IDF: Jacob Magid, Times of Israel, Apr. 4, 2024 — A culture has percolated in some corners of the IDF in which soldiers are “shooting first [in Gaza] and asking questions later,” a senior Israeli official said Wednesday, as anger over the killing of seven aid workers in an airstrike earlier this week simmered in capitals around the world, further straining Jerusalem’s diplomatic ties.
Civilian Casualties Occur in Fog of War as in Killing of WCK Staff: Richard Kemp, Ynet News, Apr. 3, 2024 — The IDF has taken full responsibility for the airstrike in Gaza that killed seven volunteers of the international aid organization World Central Kitchen.
Mistaken Airstrike On Aid Convoy Risks Overshadowing IDF’s Intensive Aid Facilitation Efforts: Yaakov Lappin, World Israel News, Apr. 3, 2024 — Monday night’s unintentional Israeli drone strike on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy traveling along the Gaza coast, in which seven aid workers were killed, risks overshadowing a series of recent steps by the Israeli military to facilitate the flow of aid into the Strip.
Israel Faces Mounting Outrage From Allies After Killing World Central Kitchen Aid Workers: Paula Andrés, Politico, Apr. 3, 2024 — International condemnation is swelling on Wednesday after Israel killed seven aid workers from a U.S.-based food charity founded by a renowned celebrity chef.