Post Biblical Boundaries of the Land of Israel This map features the biblical boundaries of the Land of Israel as described in Genesis 15:18 and Genesis 17:8…. Read More
Post Being Kosher, Being Chosen This week’s portion contains one of the basic fundamentals of kosher eating – the list of animals that are permitted as well as a list of animals that are not…. Read More
Post Hold Your Tongue! This shall be the law of the leprous person for the day of his cleansing. He shall be brought to the priest. (Leviticus 14:2) So begins a detailed description of… Read More
Post Purity and Impurity, Life and Death This week’s portion continues the discussion of ritual purity. In last week’s portion, the instructions regarding purity revolved around various animals that are considered pure or impure. Those animals which… Read More
Post Purity in the Land Chapter 18 of Leviticus is seemingly a list of dos and don’ts, not unlike many of the rules of purity and impurity listed throughout Leviticus. But at closer examination, there… Read More