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May 09, 1998 This Shabbat we are greeted by a double Torah Portion, called Aharei Mot–Kedoshim. The first portion, Aharei Mot means “after the death” and it refers to what followed “after the death of the two sons of Aaron [Nadab and Abihu] who died” {Leviticus 16:1} when they offered “alien fire which God had Continue Reading »
April 04, 1998 In this week’s Torah Portion, we read about the laws of sacrifice. It begins with these words: “The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Command Aaron and his sons, This is the ritual of the burnt offering. The burnt offering shall remain where it is burned upon the altar all night until morning, Continue Reading »
October 03, 1995 Yom Kippur is the most sacred day of the year, so sacred that it is often referred to simply as “The day”. There are other major and minor holy days on the Jewish calendar, but this is the holiest one of them all. On all the other holy days, the evening that Continue Reading »
September 25, 1995 We will soon read from the Akedah narrative in the Torah. The binding of Isaac is a stark description of one of the most important personal journeys in Jewish literature, one in which there is little dialogue. Of the 306 Hebrew words from the beginning of the portion – “some time afterward, Continue Reading »
September 05, 1994 The High Holy Days are a time for reflection, resolution and renewal. As early as the High Holy Days are this year, thanks to the lunar calendar, my personal journey toward them occurred during the first week of July. I had just completed twenty years in the pulpit, having made my decision Continue Reading »