Nissan 9, 5771 · April 13, 2011 |
General Overview:
This week's reading, Acharei, begins with a detailed description of the service of the High Priest on Yom Kippur. The Torah then discusses prohibitions against offering sacrifices outside the Temple, consuming blood, and incestuous, adulterous, or other forbidden relationships. |
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THE PARSHAH |
| Leviticus 16:1–18:30
An overdose of love, the holiest day of the year, a tale of two goats, and curbs against promiscuity, both religious and mundane . . .
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COLUMNISTS |
| Once I was hooked on raw food, the awful restrictions seemed like a privileged progress towards a higher plane of sensitivity and consciousness -- precisely the Jewish view of G‑d's restrictions.
By Rochel Holzkenner |  |
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| It seems there’s always so much good to say about those who have departed. But wasn’t the deceased, like all others, a human being? Did you really think that he was so perfect yesterday?
By Levi Avtzon |  |
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| Why did Aaron’s sons die?
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe |  |
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FEATURED VIDEO |
| Practical Parshah - Acharei
In this portion that lists all of the many forbidden relationships, we examine how Torah expects us as Jews to conduct ourselves in the most private and holy aspect of our lives.
By Mendel Kaplan
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| After the Yom Kippur service in the Holy Temple concluded, throngs of worshippers would accompany the High Priest back to his home for a holiday feast. Why the big celebration?
with Benny Rapoport
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