P arshas Shemini
“And Moshe and Aharon came to the Ohel Moed.” (Vayikra 9:23)
Rashi says that when Aharon saw that they brought all the korbanos and still the Shechinah did not come down to Yisrael he felt bad and said “It’s because Hashem’s angry with me.”
Aharon’s readiness to accept blame isn’t typical of human nature. In general when a person experiences a tzarah he blames it on someone else.
In public or communal tzaros this tendency is even more blatant. There’s a natural aversion toward taking responsibility; instead most shift the blame. (Rav Yeruchem Levovitz Daas Torah)
