How do you take a person out of slavery and bring him into the spiritually challenging and uplifting experience of the revelation of Sinai? Read more »
Parshat Kedoshim
The Torah portion of Kedoshim begins with the statement: “You shall be holy, for I, the L-rd your Gd, am holy.” What connection is there between G-d being holy and us trying to be holy? We cannot be G-d? Read more »
Towards True Freedom
In the Torah portion of “Acharei “ we read the following regarding Yom Kippur: “For on this day it shall atone for you to cleanse you. Before the Lord, you shall be cleansed from all your sins”( Vayikra/ Leviticus 16:30). Our sages based on these words have explored the redemptive power of the actual day [...] Read more »
Parshat Acharei Mot
Acharei Mot Leviticus 16:1-18:30 — Approaching holiness with love of G-d and fear of G-d. Are those opposing forces or necessary components of this journey? Read more »
Out Of Exile
The Jewish people are returning out of a long and painful exile. The healing that needed to occur has been long and arduous. It is a process that will undergo many phases and changes, just as Ezekiel prophesied regarding the return of “the dry bones “( Ezekiel 37).These challenges and changes of our people are [...] Read more »
Parshat Metzora
This week's Parshah or Torah portion discusses the ritual preparing the spiritual return of the Metzorah (spiritual leper) back into life and back to his people. Why was exile part of the punishment? How is it part of the cure? Read more »
Recent Comments