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Category Archives: Torah
Parashat Emor (Leviticus 21:1 – 24:23)
Listen here. Yesterday’s parasha included the most famous one in Leviticus — Kedoshim as well as Acharei Mot. This week we study Emor: “The parashah provides purity rules for priests (כֹּהֲנִים, Kohanim), recounts the holy days, provides for lights and … Continue reading
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Parshat Tazria-Metzora
This week we have two Torah portions (Lev. 12:1 to 15:33). Listen here and here. * One receives a sense of calm from studying Torah. The events of the day fade away and you step into the realm of eternity. … Continue reading
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Torah Talk: Passover 2017
Every nation has a victimology and every victimology has a nationalism and every nationalism has the capacity for genocide. John Mearsheimer’s classic work, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics, also applies to the Passover. John Mearsheimer writes: In contrast to … Continue reading
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Torah Talk: Vayikra (Leviticus 1:1 – 5:26)
This week’s Torah portion begins the Book of Leviticus. * Who wrote the Torah? God or people? * Deut: 32:8: “When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided all mankind, he set up boundaries for the … Continue reading
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Haaretz: Kingdom of Israel: Extremist rabbis dream of Jewish monarchy, with a special role for non-Jews
These rabbis don’t seem extremist to me. They are simply explicating Torah. If Torah is extreme, then these rabbis are extreme. Haaretz: After explaining when it is allowed to kill non-Jews in widely vilified ‘Torat Hamelech,’ rabbis Shapira and Elitzur … Continue reading