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#115 | Vayikra ch.24 - The Story of the Blasphemer
An intriguing episode about a man who doesn't find his place in the camp, and takes his rage out against God, pronouncing God's name and blaspheming …
6 months ago
#114 | Vayikra ch.23 - A Sanctuary in Time
Chapter 23 is one of the most comprehensive depictions of the chagim - the annual cycle of festivals. But it has a rich usage of words whose meaning …
6 months ago
#113 | Vayikra ch.22 - Kiddush and Hillel Hashem
Today we address four dimensions of Kiddush and Hillul Hashem - the Sanctification and Desecration of God's name.
6 months ago
#112 | Vayikra ch.21 - Regulations of the Priesthood
The priests, the kohanim, have special rules about their marriages, haircuts, mourning practices, impurity. They can also be disqualified from active…
6 months ago
#111 | Vayikra ch.20 - The Practices of the Nations
What is the prominence of idolatrous warnings in our chapter?
Why do we hear - twice - a list of abhorrent sexual practices?
And how does this relate t…
6 months, 1 week ago
#110 | Vayikra ch.19 - Love Your Neighbour
Today we discuss the structure and form of chapter 19 as well as the famous dictum, "Love your Neighbour as Yourself."
6 months, 1 week ago
#109 | Vayikra ch.18 - Inside. Outside.
In this podcast we discuss Rav David Zvi Hoffman's division of Vayikra into two halves, each with a particular language and a very different orientat…
6 months, 1 week ago
#108 | Vayikra ch.17 - A History of Meat
Our chapter deals with meat sacrificed or slaughtered OUTSIDE the Mishkan. When is it permitted? When is it prohibited?
We demonstrate that the ethic…
6 months, 1 week ago
#107 | Vayikra ch.16 - The Lottery of Yom Kippur
Its Yom Kippur in the Sanctuary.
And the High Priest does a lottery.
Two goats. One as a sin offering to God; the second sent to "Azazel"
What is Azazel…
6 months, 1 week ago
#106 | Vayikra ch.15 - Sometimes God Chooses Impurity!
Our chapter describes the nature of various bodily fluids, some natural, others involuntary, and speaks of the Tum'ah that they create and the rites …
6 months, 2 weeks ago