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April 5th, 2013

Parshat Shemini

Shabbat Shalom,

כִי אֲנִי יְהוָה הַּמַעֲלֶה אֶתְכֶם מֵאֶֶרץ מִצְַריִם לִהְּית לָכֶם לֵאֹלהִיםּ וִהְיִיתֶם ְקדֹוש אָניִ

For I Adonai am the One who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God: you shall be holy, for I am holy.

In this weekʼs Parsha Shemini, we are given the rules of Kashrut. What is a clean animal (tahor) and an unclean animal (tamei).

Why? Whatʼs the purpose of keeping kosher?

Some of our sages tell us that kashrut is to teach us self control. Some teach that kashrut is for health reasons. (read more)

Mar 15th, 2013

Parshat Vayikra

In this week’s Parshat Vayikra we leave Exodus and welcome in Leviticus. In Leviticus God tells Moses how the priests are going to follow the laws.  This week we find out about the five different kinds of sacrifices for accidental sins. An accidental sin is when we are careless or insensitive in the way we treat each other. (read more)