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On the holiest day of celebration, when the Shechinah finally descended and heaven touched earth, two of the greatest souls in our history stepped forward—and were consumed by fire. Nadav and Avihu were not distant from HaShem; they were too close. Their story is not one of simple sin, but of holy passion that crossed a boundary, of love that lacked restraint, of a fire that burned without the balance of awe. In this class, we explore the dangerous beauty of spiritual intensity, and the lifelong task of learning how to draw close to HaShem—without getting burned. Trying to understand Nadav and Avihu