Leviticus (Vayikra)

Bechukotai 5771 — May the Force be with you

May 19, 2011
Bechukotai 5771 — May the Force be with you

  If you walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them...I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; and I will remove evil beasts from the land, nor shall the sword go through your land. ...Leviticus 26:3, 6 Are the blessings...
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Behar 5771 — The earth is the Lord’s

May 12, 2011

Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather in its fruit; But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest to the land, a sabbath for the Lord; you shall not sow your field, nor prune your vineyard.  ...Leviticus 25:3-4 And you shall hallow...
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Emor 5771 — Measure for Measure

May 6, 2011
Emor 5771 — Measure for Measure

And if a man causes a blemish in his neighbor; as he has done, so shall it be done to him; Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done back to him.   ...Leviticus 24:19-20 An eye for an eye,...
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Kedoshim 5771 — Holiness Online

April 27, 2011
Kedoshim 5771 — Holiness Online

love thy neighbor You shall be holy; for I the Lord your God am holy.  ...Leviticus 19:2 You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shall fear your God; I am the Lord. ...Leviticus 19:14 You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall surely...
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Acharei Mot 5771

April 13, 2011

"And the Lord spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they came near the Lord, and died;"  ...Leviticus 16:1 Well, that's a cheerful way to start this week's Torah reading.  God is about to give Moses instructions to give Aaron, but it starts with a reminder of the...
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Metzora 5771 — See for yourself

April 5, 2011
Metzora 5771 — See for yourself

  "And the priest shall go out of the camp; and the priest shall look..."   ...Leviticus 14:3 If you want to have a deep appreciation for a complex situation, you have to go out and see for yourself.   In this week's Torah reading, the priest is told to get off his rear...
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