{"id":47589,"date":"2019-01-15T13:45:38","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T11:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=47589"},"modified":"2022-08-10T18:19:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T15:19:29","slug":"the-resurrection-of-aaron-then-and-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/the-resurrection-of-aaron-then-and-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The Resurrection of Aaron \u2013 Then And Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[620,816],"acf":{"old_id":"47589","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":33877,"related_cahpter":"135","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"The once and future priest, and prooftext of the afterlife...","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Chapter deals with the Levitical Priests, and the sacrificial offering that were their consecrated portion (Num 18:8). The terumah (\u201cheave-offering\u201d given to the priests) is extensively discussed (verses 8-28). At the end of this discussion, we read \u201c\u2026you shall bring the Terumah for the Lord to Aaron the priest\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This biblical phrase does not seem a likely candidate for inclusion in discussion of a major question of Jewish belief. But, according to the Talmud (Bavli Sanhedrin 90b) Rabbi Yohanan said: From where in the Torah can we learn about the Resurrection of the Dead? [From where] it is said: \u201c\u2026you [Levites] shall bring the Terumah for the Lord to Aaron the priest\u201d. But does Aaron live forever?! For he never entered the Land of Israel (see Numbers 20:28; 33:38), where they would be giving him Terumah &#8212; a commandment that was only observed once the Israelites entered the Land of Israel). \u00a0But, [this apparent contradiction] teaches that Aaron will live in the Future\u201d [i.e. he will be resurrected in bodily form, for he will consume Terumah]. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This demonstrates that Resurrection can be learned from the Torah. The Mishnah [Sanhedrin 11:1), on which this Talmudic tradition elaborates, states that \u201cAll Israel has a portion in the World to Come\u201d, but with a few exceptions, the first of which is, quite understandably, one who claims that Resurrection cannot be learned from the Torah. It certainly makes sense that a person cannot take advantage of something whose very existence he denies. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Talmud continues [90a-92b] with an extensive discussion of the Rabbinic doctrine of physical Resurrection, which was not accepted by all Jews already in their time, and until our day, when it continues to be a \u201cbone of contention\u201d among Rabbis and laypeople. But, to this day the text of the traditional Amidah prayer (\u201cThe Eighteen Benedictions\u201d), affirms belief in Resurrection, in the conclusion of the second benediction, which celebrates God\u2019s powers (Gevurot): \u201cBlessed are You, O Lord, who resurrects the dead\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>image:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/2\/27\/Aaron_by_Giovanni_Maria_Morlaiter.jpg\">Aaron in\u00a0Santa Maria del Rosario\u00a0(Venice) by Giovanni Maria Morlaiter, 1750-51.<\/a> Photo by:\u00a0Wolfgang 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