Acherei Mot

“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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What does it mean to be holy? This week’s Torah portion commands us to be holy: Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel, and say to them, You shall be holy; for I the Lord your God am holy (Leviticus 19:2).  This is a recurring theme – we saw a similar...
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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways… God shows His love for us by giving us rules to live by. In this week’s double parsha of Acharei Mot-Kedoshim we have 79 of the 613 commandments. That’s a lot of rules! …in this week’s D’var Torah I explore the relationship between mitzvot...
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 Acharei Mot 5763 Leviticus 18:3 “You shall not copy the practices of the land of Egypt where you dwelt, or of the land of Canaan to which I am taking you; nor shall you follow their laws” Back in the days when Nicholas the first was Czar in Russia, the government issued a decree...
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