Posts Tagged: Kedoshim
The Goal of Morality in the Torah Is to Treat Others Better
For many of us, reading the third Book of the Torah -- Leviticus -- is not a particularly inspiring or easy exercise. It deals with...
Respecting Shabbat Is at the Core of Judaism
One of my most prominent early childhood memories involves the late Prime Minister of Israel, Menachem Begin. It was the late afternoon of December 1st,...
Parshat Kedoshim: Every Jews Can Be Holy, Not Just the Priests
Something fundamental happens at the beginning of this week's parsha, and the story is one of the greatest, if rarely acknowledged, contributions of Judaism to...
Kedoshim: How to Agree to Disagree
The most significant political revolution of the modern era is the idea that dissent is not rebellion. The prevailing view for thousands of years was...
Judaism’s Three Voices
The nineteenth chapter of Vayikra (Leviticus), which starts this week's parsha, is one of the supreme statements of the ethics of the Torah. It’s about...
