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*Parshas Shemini: K.I.S.S.

Nadav and Avihu were the crown princes of Klal Yisroel, slated to take over after Moshe and Ahron. And yet they they were killed by a supernatural fire on the day of the inauguration of the Mishkan. And although Chazal give us many things that Nadav and Avihu did wrong, they all revolve around what the Torah explicitly says: ויקריבו לפני ה׳ אש זרה אשר לא צוה אותם, they brought to Hashem a foreign fire/service, which they had not been commanded to bring.

When McDonald’s trains their workers, they teach them a very important principle: K.I.S.S. That stands for Keep It Simple, Stupid. We have invested lots of time and money figuring out exactly how to make a burger, and we want you to just do what you’re told. Don’t go decide you think the burgers should be a bit more well done or spiced a bit differently. We know what we’re doing here: just follow the rules.

Hashem knows quite well what the best thing for us to be doing is. Don’t make up your own rules.

לע״נ דוד חיים בן ישראל דוב הכהן
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