The verse from our weekly portion (Leviticus 19:17) presents us a scholastic dilemma. Is there a person in this world who never hated in their heart? No doubt, there is no such person. But if ...

This Shabbat we read Parashat Kedoshim and on Monday night and Tuesday we will be celebrating Yom Haatzmaut, the anniversary of Israel’s Declaration of Independence. Is there a connection between the ...

The Parsha of Kedoshim is full of mitzvot, primarily those governing interpersonal relationships. For example, it mentions the famous and oft-cited principle: “Love your fellow as yourself”. However, ...

Rabbi Jeffrey Weill has been the rabbi of Ezra Habonim, the Niles Township Jewish Congregation (Illinois) since July 2012. Rabbi Weill was an advocacy and community relations specialist for Jewish ...

Shabbat is a weekly infusion of both physical and spiritual delight and rest for the Jewish people, the authors write. Our Torah portion, Kedoshim (holiness), expounds on pillars of sanctity that ...

Our guest this week is Rabbi Joel Mosbacher, leader of the Beth Haverim Shir Shalom congregation in Bergen County, NJ. Rabbi Mosbacher, who has been at Beth Haverim Shir Shalom since 2001, earned his ...

Parashat Kedoshim begins by outlining one of the most important mitzvot in the Torah without specifically defining what it is: for the Israelite community "to be holy". This injunction is immediately ...

The two parashot Acharei Mot and Kedoshim are invariably combined in non-leap years, and invariably read separately in leap years (as this year 5784 is). The Haftarah for Parashat Kedoshim is the ...

The parashah starts off with the instruction Kedoshim tihyu, “You shall be holy’” (Leviticus19:2), which gives the parashah its name. The commentators discuss what the actual purpose of this statement ...

Thirty days on, Chabad of Bondi and the Sydney community come together to pause, remember, and stand united as we commemorate ...

The first half of Parashat Kedoshim lists the commandments under the heading “You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.” This list includes commandments between man and God, such as ...

From a literal perspective, the names of the Torah portions consist of nothing more than the first major word of the part of the Torah that is read during a given Shabbat. It can, however, be argued ...