by Tuly Weisz | f 28, 2016 | Acharei Mot
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 is something different about the instructions listed here. The chapter begins with...
by Tuly Weisz | f 28, 2016 | Acharei Mot
The following is a taste of our Israel Bible Reading Plan. Follow the weekly portion with summaries, insights and lively conversation. To register, click here. Our portion begins with the Yom Kippur service. God tells Moses to relate to Aaron and his surviving sons...
by Ahuva Balofsky (Moderator) | f 19, 2015 | Acharei Mot
This section begins with a command not to follow in the abominable ways of Egypt, from which God has taken the Children of Israel, or of Canaan, to which God is bringing them. Rather, they are to walk in God’s ways of holiness. From there, the text elaborates...
by Ahuva Balofsky (Moderator) | f 19, 2015 | Acharei Mot
Although God permits His people to eat meat, in this portion he instructs the people only to slaughter animals as peace offerings in the Tabernacle. Offerings brought outside the Tabernacle are considered bloodshed, and cause the person to be cut off from the nation....
by Ahuva Balofsky (Moderator) | f 19, 2015 | Acharei Mot
Our portion begins with the Yom Kippur service. God tells Moses to relate to Aaron and his surviving sons that they are not to enter the Holy of Holies, separated from the rest of the Tabernacle by a curtain, except on the Day of Atonement. Dressed in his white linen...
