Tehillim 92,8: Though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever. There is a popular slogan in Israel ביחד ננצח (b’yachad ney-nitzayach) that translates ...

Don’t aim for lofty, angelic separation “like Mine” but live a human holiness – the kind of life for which I created the world. Parashat ‘Kedoshim’ begins with a commandment declared before the entire ...

Do not defraud your fellow. You shall not commit robbery. Do not delay paying the wages of a labourer until morning. Do not insult the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind. You shall fear ...

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At the beginning of Parashat Acharei Mot, the Torah describes the death of Aaron’s two sons, Nadav and Avihu, in a way that invites deep reflection: “And the Lord spoke to Moses after the death of ...

The two parashot Acharei Mot and Kedoshim are invariably combined in non-leap years (as this year 5785), and invariably read separately in leap years. In non-leap years, the double parashah Acharei ...

This week’s double portion, Acharei Mot – Kedoshim (Leviticus 16:1–20:27), offers profound guidance, not just in law and ritual, but in how we relate to one another with justice, dignity, and ...

The chapter begins with the command often translated: “You shall be holy, because I, the Lord your God, am holy.” It then follows with a list of laws, many of them a rephrasing of the Ten Commandments ...

This week we enjoy a double portion of Torah, Acharei Mot – Kedoshim. The second of these portions, Kedoshim, contains some of the most well-known ethical commands in the Torah, from leaving the edges ...