{"id":42879,"date":"2012-04-02T09:32:46","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T17:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=42879"},"modified":"2012-04-03T19:06:46","modified_gmt":"2012-04-04T03:06:46","slug":"this-weeks-torah-portion-parashat-shemini-leviticus-91-1147","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=42879","title":{"rendered":"This Week&#8217;s Torah Portion &#8211; Parashat Shemini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?cat=590\">I discuss<\/a> the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parashah\">weekly Torah portion<\/a>   with <a href=\"http:\/\/rabbs.com\/\">Rabbi Rabbs<\/a>&nbsp;Mondays at 7:00 pm  PDT <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ustream.tv\/channel\/the-house-of-rabbs\">on the rabbi&#8217;s cam<\/a> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?cat=22467\">YouTube<\/a>.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Torah-Talks-with-Rabbi-Rabbs-and-Luke-Ford\/188757167843632\">Facebook Fan Page.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week we study <A HREF=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shemini\">Parashat Shemini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vGST5nymqwg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>* In the sacrificial system, if you didn&#8217;t have enough money for a pigeon, you could bring grain, but you&#8217;re not off the hook entirely if you&#8217;re poor.<\/p>\n<p>* Should Orthodox parents worry about sending their kids to a secular university? <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/article\/2007\/01\/fretful-orthodoxy-30\">Can Orthodox Judaism stand up to that challenge<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>* Are we about to enter the era of Moshiach? <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.chabad.org\/parshah\/article_cdo\/aid\/2868\/jewish\/The-Eighth-Dimension.htm\">From Chabad.org<\/a>: &#8220;Finally, our sages describe the whole of human history as a seven-millennia week, consisting of 6,000 years of human labor in developing G-d&#8217;s world and a seventh millennium that is wholly Shabbat and rest, for life everlasting &#8212; the era of Moshiach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* I&#8217;ve often played with strange fire and I&#8217;m jolly grateful I haven&#8217;t been consumed. <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.chabad.org\/parshah\/article_cdo\/aid\/2869\/jewish\/Consumed.htm\">From Chabad.org<\/a>: &#8220;A central event in the Parshah of Shemini is the death of Aaron\u2019s two elder sons, Nadav and Avihu, who \u201coffered a strange fire before G\u2011d, which He had not commanded\u201d\u2014the result being that \u201ca fire went out from G-d and consumed them, and they died before G\u2011d.\u201d&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>* The Torah reminds us not to let important moments pass by unnoticed.<\/p>\n<p>* Is it important to have a beautiful synagogue? Why should all beauty be secular? God had beauty and music in the ancient temple. Men with deformities can&#8217;t serve as priests.<\/p>\n<p>* The high priest is commanded to wear linen and wool, but only he. In this sacred garment, it is ok. For the rest of Jews, this is forbidden.<\/p>\n<p>* <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/articles\/2012\/04\/02\/america-s-top-50-rabbis-for-2012.html\">Newsweek&#8217;s list of the top 50 rabbis in America<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs&nbsp;Mondays at 7:00 pm PDT on the rabbi&#8217;s cam and on YouTube. Facebook Fan Page. 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