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#105 | Vayikra ch.14 - Breaking Our Walls
Why is the Tzara'at of houses contained in a separate section to the Tzaraat of skin and clothing?
We explore two opposite and yet complementary dynam…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
#104 | Vayikra ch.13 - Tzara'at - Corrupt Boundaries
Is Tzaraat (sometimes translated incorrectly as leprosy) a medical ailment or a spiritual one?
The Tanakh speaks of several instances of people afflic…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
#103 | Vayikra ch.12 - Childbirth. Impure?
A woman who births a child contracts impurity! Why?
And she has to bring a sin offering?
What sin did she incur?
We will frame this episode in the broad…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
#102 | Vayikra ch.11 - Are Forbidden Foods Unhealthy?
In this chapter we hear the laws of forbidden foods - Kosher animals, fish, birds and insects.
But why are some animals forbidden and others allowed? …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
#101 | Vayikra ch.10 - Death in the Sanctuary
On what should have been the happiest day, tragedy strikes in the Mishkan. Nadav and Avihu, young priests - Aharon's sons - bring foreign fire and ar…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
#100 | Vayikra ch.9 - Turning Weakness into Strength
"The Eighth Day" is the day "that God will appear" to the nation. It is purported to be the day in which the Tabernacle/Mishkan reaches its climax - …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
#99 | Vayikra ch.8 - Becoming a Piece of the Sacred
Today we try to get to the essence of the Miluim, the 7-day consecration of the Priests. We will discover that they are almost becoming part of the a…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
#98 | Vayikra ch.7 - The Silent Temple
As Prof Yechezkel Kaufman pointed out, the Temple is a world of silence. There are no prayers or curses or incantations. Just silence. What should we…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
#97 | Vayikra ch.6 - Fires of Renewal
Why does chapter 6-7 repeat all the sacrifices a second time?
Why does the opening paragraph about the Olah actually discuss the ash and the fire rath…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
#96 | Vayikra ch.5 - Inaction and Perfectionism
In chapter 5 we see two categories of sin-offering:
* korban oleh ve-yored
* Asham
We will discuss the states of mind that underpin these two sin-offeri…
6 months, 4 weeks ago