Halakhah for Numbers 25:13
וְהָ֤יְתָה לּוֹ֙ וּלְזַרְע֣וֹ אַחֲרָ֔יו בְּרִ֖ית כְּהֻנַּ֣ת עוֹלָ֑ם תַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֤ר קִנֵּא֙ לֵֽאלֹהָ֔יו וַיְכַפֵּ֖ר עַל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
and it shall be unto him, and to his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.’
Contemporary Halakhic Problems, Vol V
"The fear of God is pure, enduring forever" (Psalms 19:10). What is [the meaning of] "enduring forever"? Come and see! A mortal who gives a gift to his friend, even if it is a hundred gold coins, how long does it remain in his possession? Two [years], three years, even his entire lifetime. Does it remain in the possession of his children and in the possession of his grandchildren? However, the Holy One, blessed be He, gave a gift to Aaron and his sons which does not depart from them for ever and ever, as it is said "… and it shall be unto him and to his seed after him a covenant of everlasting priesthood" (Numbers 25:13). The Holy One, blessed be He, said to him, "Even though the Temple is destined to be destroyed and the sacrifices abrogated and the high priesthood interrupted, purity is never abrogated. Therefore it says, "The fear of God is pure, enduring forever."
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