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Most Vital Mitzvah: We Must Love All Jews

Achrei Mot-Kedoshim, Leviticus 16:1-20:27

By:

Rabbi Shmuel Jablon

Parshah Kedoshim contains a plethora of mitzvot. One of the most famous is also one of the most vital. In the verse that begins, “You shall not take revenge or bare a grudge,” we then learn “You shall love your neighbor as yourself, I am Hashem.” This mitzvah, known as Ahavat Yisrael, obligates us to love all Jews. What is...

Torah

Our Sages Sought to Avoid Tragedies

Tazria/Metzora, Leviticus 12:1-15:33

By:

Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell

This week, we dive into a double, challenging portion, Tazria/Metzora.

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Aaron, in Despair, Chooses the Blessing of Silence

SHEMINI, Leviticus 9:1-11:47

By:

Rabbi Adam Zeff

During the holiday of Pesach that we just completed, we repeatedly encountered the contrast between the joy of going from slavery to freedom and the trauma of that transition — a trauma that stayed with the Israelites through 40 years of wandering in the wilderness and beyond.

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Summoning Up Notions of Rebirth

Pesach

By:

Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell

On the second night of Passover, we began our “count-down to Sinai,” marking each day from Passover to Shavuot. This year, let's carry the message of Passover with us on our Omer journey.