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Weekly Torah
Holiness enters our life as a “still small voice” and will utterly transform every aspect of who we are and how we perceive and relate to the world around us, if only we allow that still small voice to to emerge and fill our reality.
Emor (Leviticus 21:1-24:23)
Parashat Emor is read on Shabbat:
Iyar 13, 5775/May 2, 2015
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We merit to live in the land of Israel, promised by G-d to His people, because of the supreme sacrifice of those who defend the land, the people and the Torah of Israel with their lives. “You shall be holy, for I, HaShem, your G-d, am holy.” (Lev. 19:2)
Acharei Mot-Kedoshim (Leviticus 16:1-20:27)
Parashat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim is read on Shabbat:
Iyar 6, 5775/April 25, 2015
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A spiritual affliction with physical symptoms which occurred over a circumscribed time period thousands of years ago and was limited only to the land of Israel, tzarat is more relevant than ever today here in the land of Israel. Learning to accept and include, to share and to give, is the antidote to the root cause of tzarat, and the key to Israel’s role as a light to the nations.
Tazria-Metzora (Leviticus 12:1-15:33)
Parashat Tazria-Metzora is read on Shabbat:
Nisan 29, 5775/April 18, 2015
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Nadav and Avihu wanted to serve G-d in their own way, disregarding the way G-d wanted to be served, as clearly expressed in Torah. The sons of Aharon were righteous men and the arrogance they expressed is a failing common to many of even the most humble and dedicated observers of a Torah life. Critics and skeptics of the korbanot animal offerings in the Holy Temple service who question the place of korbanot in “today’s world” are being motivated by the same tragic transposition of G-d’s will and man’s will that befell Nadav and Avihu.
The recent korban Pesach (Passover offering) practice conducted by the Temple Institute provoked much consternation among some critics, but the onus of coming to grips with what Torah describes as “an eternal statute” rests with the critics and not with those seeking to perform a positive commandment central to the identity of Israel. Soul searching is called for.
Shmini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47)
Parashat Shmini is read on Shabbat:
Nisan 22, 5775/April 11, 2015
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Confusion reigns in our modern world, and every aspect of modern society seems to feed on this confusion, fanning the flames of man’s existential disconnect with his own true self. The Holy Temple, and more specifically, the offering of animals on the stone altar in the Holy Temple, is designed to banish man’s confusion by compelling him to focus on who he is and to Whom he is answerable. Are we just a link on the food chain, or is our G-d given soul that which determines who we can be?
Tzav (Leviticus 6:1-8:36)
Parashat Tzav is read on Shabbat:
Nisan 8, 5775/March 28, 2015
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The book of Leviticus is the very heart of the Torah, as it describes the intimate meeting of man and G-d in the courtyards and inner sanctums of the Holy Temple/Tabernacle. To meet and share the same “space” in creation with man was G-d’s intention from even before the very beginning. The establishment of the Tabernacle and the initiation of the Divine service is the completion and perfection of creation.
Vayikra (Leviticus1:1-5:26)
Parashat Vayikra is read on Shabbat:
Nisan 1, 5775/March 21, 2015
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Rabbi Richman introduces (Sefer Vayikra), the Book of Leviticus as “The Book of Calling” and discusses the ultimate challenge it issues: The call for each and every one of us to become a human being and rise to the full potential of what it means to be a man.
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