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Dvar Torah Parshat Achre Mot-Kedoshim 5772 2012

The Portion of Kedoshim tells us that we must be holy. Just exactly how are we supposed to act to be holy? The Torah tells us how by explaining all the different moral and ethical laws we should follow. Unfortunately, there are people who think that by cutting oneself off from the community and living [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Achrei Mot 5771 2011

It is indeed a desirable trait to keep oneself spiritually holy at all times. One should study, pray, and do Mitzvot to the best of their ability. This is an admirable characteristic. Aharon the Kohen Gadol was probably one of the holiest men in Jewish history. Yet the Torah in today’s portion restricts him in [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Parshat Achre Mot-Kedoshim 2009 5769 דבר תורה פרשת אחרי מות – קדושים

Hashem relays the message through Moshe to Bnei Israel and says: USHMARTEM ET CHUKOTAI VE’ET MISHPATAI ASHER YA’ASEH OTAM HA’ADAM VACHAI BAHEM…, “You shall observe My decrees and My laws which man shall carry out and by which he shall live…”. (Lev. 18,5) It should be noted that the Torah does not say a Jew [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Achre Mot – Kedoshim 2007 – 5767 דבר תורה אחרי מות – קדושים

The Torah tells us that we should not follow MA’ASEH MITZRAYAIM nor MA’ASEH ERETZ CANAAN, the ways of MITZRAYAIM nor the ways of CANAAN. (Lev. 18,3) The obvious meaning is not to pursue their idolatrous practices. Someone, however, gave it a different twist. The Jews of Egypt got used to living in Galut and were [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Achre Mot – Kedoshim 2006 – 5766 דבר תורה אחרי מות – קדושים

The Torah says: ET MISHPATAI TA’ASU … LALECHET BAHEM, “carry out my laws … to walk in them”. (Lev. 18,4) To walk in them is a strange expression. Yet the entire code of Jewish law is based on this expression. We call the Jewish law HALACHAH which means walking. The use of this expression is [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Achre Mot – Kedoshim 2004 – 5764 דבר תורה אחרי מות – קדושים

In the beginning of the second Portion we read this Shabbat Hashem tells Bnei Israel that they should be holy “…because I am holy…” ANI HASHEM ELOKECHEM, “I am Hashem your God”. (Lev. 19,2) Rabbi Chiya said: At first, (in the Ten Commandments) Hashem said: ELOKECHA, ZECHOR (remember to keep the Sabbath holy) in the [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Achre Mot – Kedoshim 2002 – 5762 דבר תורה אחרי מות – קדושים

We read a very peculiar law that tells us we should not curse the deaf. (Lev. 19:14) It is certainly forbidden to curse another individual because you cause him embarrassment and Chazal tell us if one embarrasses another it is as if he killed him. This we are told is because when a person is [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Achre Mot – Kedoshim 2000 – 5760 דבר תורה אחרי מות

On Yom Kippur at Mincha time we read from the Torah a passage from this week’s Sidra Achre Mot. (Lev.18;3) The Torah says do not do the things that are done in the Land of Egypt. This is a strange command since all the laws are spelled out in the Torah, including those things that [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Achre Mot 5 2005 – 5765 דבר תורה אחרי מות

This Shabbat is also Erev Pesach. It is strange that on the day preceding the holiday of Pesach we read in the Torah the service that was performed on Yom Kippur by the Kohen Gadol. Is there a connection? It is, of course, coincidental. However, some connection may be discovered. The rituals the Kohen Gadol [ READ MORE ]

Dvar Torah Achre Mot 3 2003 – 5763 דבר תורה אחרי מות

In this week’s portion we read a description of the rituals that the Kohen Hagadol had to follow on Yom Kippur. One ceremony calls for selecting two goats. The Kohen then placed two GORALOT (lots) in a box. On one was written the word “LASHEM”, and on one was written the word “LA’AZAZEL”. (Lev. 16:8) [ READ MORE ]

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