Emor
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How Jewish Law Is Made (Parashat Emor 5782)
This was my D’var Torah on Parashat Emor in 2022/5782. Our parasha describes the case of a fight between two men, and for some reason it’s worth mentioning that one of them had an Egyptian father and an Israelite mother, and the other had two Israelite parents, and in the middle of the fight the… Continue reading
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Sterling Bans Silver For Life (Parashat Emor 5774)
This is the D’var Torah I gave for Parashat Emor in 2014/5774. How is this for a news headline from the week: “Silver Bans Sterling for Life.” That’s from NBA.com, the official website of professional basketball. Usually, “sterling” is the most refined kind of silver, but this week it’s been the opposite. Sterling is Donald… Continue reading
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Precious Stones — Good Followers for Good Leaders
This is based on my D’var Torah at Shabbat morning services Saturday, May 13, 2017 At our synagogue’s most recent Ritual Committee meeting, the D’var Torah raised a question about the opening sections of Parashat Emor. The Kohen (priest) performing the ancient sacrifices is disqualified if he is not a perfect physical specimen. He can’t… Continue reading
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E-Maggid: Counting Time
Last week we began the period of the year known as Sefirat Ha-Omer, the counting of the omer. Between Pesach and Shavuot, we count fifty days to trace our journey from slavery to receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai. This chasidic story is about counting time. What can we learn from it in an age when the… Continue reading
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Parashat Emor: Counting Time
Parashat Emor is one of several places in the Torah where the annual Jewish holiday cycle is detailed. One detail unique to the list here in Leviticus is what came to be called Sefirat Ha-Omer, the “counting of the omer.” On the second day of Pesach, the Israelites were instructed to bring to the Sanctuary… Continue reading
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