Chukat: Verse 21
וּנְתַתֶּם אוֹתָהּ אֶל אֶלְעָזָר, מִצְוָותָהּ בַּסְּגַן, וְאוֹקְמוּהָ. מ"ט לֵיהּ וְלָא לְאַהֲרֹן. אֶלָּא אַהֲרֹן שׁוּשְׁבִינָא דְּמַטְרוֹנִיתָא. וְעוֹד דְּאַהֲרֹן לָא אָתֵי מִסִּטְרָא דְּטָהוֹר, אֶלָּא מִסִּטְרָא דְּקָדוֹשׁ, וּבְגִין דְּדָא אַתְיָיא לְטָהֳרָה, לָא אִתְיְיהִיב לֵיהּ.
"And you shall give her to Elazar" (Bemidbar 19:3). THAT IS BECAUSE the prescribed performing of the ritual is through the adjutant to the High Priest AND NOT BY THE HIGH PRIEST HIMSELF, and they established it that way. What is the reason? It is for ELAZAR and not for Aaron. HE RESPONDS: It is only because Aaron is the best man of the Queen. THEREFORE, HE WOULD BE IMPROPER FOR THE RITUAL OF THIS COW, WHICH IS HARSH JUDGMENT, and furthermore, he would be improper because Aaron does not approach this from the pure side but rather from the Holy Side. Since the primary function of the red cow is for purification, it is therefore not given to him.
Chukat: Verse 22
כָּל מִלָּה דְּהַאי פָּרָה, הִיא בִּשְׁבַע, ז' כִּבּוּסִים וְכוּ,' וְהָא אִתְּמַר, מ"ט. בְּגִין דְּהִיא שְׁבַע שְׁנֵי שְׁמִטָּה, וּבַת שֶׁבַע אִתְקְרֵי, וע"ד כָּל עוֹבָדוֹי בְּשֶׁבַע. ת"ח, כָּל מַאי דְּאִתְעָבֵיד מֵהַאי פָּרָה, בְּגִין לְדַכְּאָה, וְלָא לְקַדְּשָׁא, ואע"ג דְּאִתְיְיהִיב לַסְּגָן, הוּא לָא שָׁחִיט וְלָא שָׂרִיף, בְּגִין דְּלָא יִשְׁתְּכַּח דִּינָא בְּסִטְרוֹי, וכ"ש אַהֲרֹן דְּאִיהוּ בְּדַרְגָּא שְׁלִים יַתִּיר, דְּלָא בָּעֵי לְאִשְׁתַּכְּחָא תַּמָּן, וּלְאִזְדַּמְּנָא תַּמָּן.
Every item that pertains to this cow, WHICH IS MALCHUT, is in seven, seven washings. And we were already taught that. What is the reason? It is because MALCHUT is the seven years of the Sabbatical year THAT CONTAINS SEVEN SFIROT - CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET, NETZACH, HOD, YESOD AND MALCHUT, and is called 'Bathsheba' (lit. 'Daughter of Seven'). Therefore, all her rituals are in seven. Come and behold: all that is made from this cow is for the purpose of purification and not for sanctification. Although it was given to an aid OF THE PRIEST, THAT IS, ELAZAR, he does not perform the slaughtering or the burning so that no Harsh Judgment will be at his aspect. Even more so for Aaron, who is in a more perfected level THAN ELAZAR. He need not present himself or be available there.
Chukat: Verse 23
הַאי פָּרָה, כֵּיוָן דְּאִתְעָבֵיד אֵפֶר, בָּעֵי לְמִשְׁדֵּי בֵּיהּ עֵץ אֶרֶז, וְאֵזוֹב, וּשְׁנִי תּוֹלַעַת, וְהָא אִלֵּין אִתְּמָרוּ. וְאָסַף אִישׁ טָהוֹר, וְלָא קָדוֹשׁ. וְהִנִּיחַ מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה בְּמָקוֹם טָהוֹר, דְּהָא טָהוֹר לָא אִקְרֵי, אֶלָּא מִן סִטְרָא דִּמְסָאֵב בְּקַדְמֵיתָא.
As soon as this cow turns into ashes, there is a requirement to throw into it "cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet" (Bemidbar 19:6) as we have already learned. "And a man that is clean shall gather up" (Ibid. 9) and not a holy man. "...and lay them outside the camp in a clean place..." (Ibid.) since nothing is called 'clean' except from the aspect that he was first unclean.
Chukat: Verse 24
רָזָא דְּכֹלָּא, הַאי דִּכְתִּיב לְמֵי נִדָּה חַטָּאת הִיא, בְּגִין דְּכָל דִּינִין תַּתָּאִין, וְכָל אִינּוּן דְּאָתוּ מִסִּטְרָא דִּמְסָאֲבָא, כַּד אִיהוּ יַנְקָא מִסִּטְרָא אַחֲרָא, וְיָתִיבַת בְּדִינָא, כד"א מָלְאָה דָם הוּדַּשְׁנָה מֵחֶלֶב. כְּדֵין כֻּלְּהוּ מִתְעָרֵי וּמִסְתַּלְקֵי וְשָׁרָאן בְּעָלְמָא. כֵּיוָן דְּעַבְדֵי הַאי עוֹבָדָא דִּלְתַּתָּא, וְכָל הַאי דִּינָא בַּאֲתַר דָּא דְּהַאי פָּרָה, וְרָמָאן עָלָהּ עֵץ אֶרֶז וְגוֹ.' כְּדֵין אִתְחֲלָשׁ חֵילָא דִּלְהוֹן, וּבְכָל אֲתָר דְּשָׁרָאן אִתְּבָּרוּ וְאִתְחֲלָשׁוּ וְעַרְקִין מִנֵּיהּ, דְּהַאי חֵילָא דִּלְהוֹן אִתְחֲזֵי כְּגַוְונָא דָּא לְגַבַּיְיהוּ, כְּדֵין לָא שָׁרָאן בְּבַר נָשׁ, וְאִתְדַכֵּי.
