Emor

 בס״ד

Emor

One might envy the Kohen

Who, descended from Aaron,

Wears the sacred vestments

Ascends to the mizbeach

And approaches the Aron.

Do not begrudge him his inheritance

For he must keep distant from

A loved one’s kevura

And wed only

A select few.

And where is his advantage

If, by some chance,

He loses a toe or a finger?

His service is now forbidden

Yet he is not freed

From his prohibitions.

The tafkid of a ben Aaron

 Goes far beyond

The stature of his avodah, namely…

To show us how

To serve humbly, with love,

And through adversity

Be ennobled.