Aaron

Israel’s first priest, the worthy brother of Moses, and the perfect prototype of our modern priests. He worshipped, and taught others how to worship, the golden calf, in which his modern counterpart “men of the cloth” imitate fairly well. The Jewish people were punished for the stupidity of their clergy, to the tune of a slaughter of around 3000 men. And a plague. God didn’t punish the priests as badly, seeing as they are usually right on matters of spirituality.

For his lack of faith, Aaron was not allowed into the Promised Land, and our priests, rushing to imitate him, don’t always believe what they preach to us.  Ignoring these trifles, God, who knows the value of a good Patriarch took so great an interest in Aaron, that he even proscribed the number of bells that should adorn his dress.  This shows us that decidedly everything that may relate to spirituality is close to God’s heart