Naso -The Priestly Blessing is deliberately placed
Rabbi David Levin discusses the priestly blessing described in Parsha Naso. [Read more...]
D’vrei Torah
A monthly commentary relating Torah to learning about Jewish sacred aging.
BaMidbar-In the Desert and Everywhere, Everybody Counts
While Rabbi Address is away on vacation, Rabbi David Levin is writing the weekly D’vrei Torah. [Read more...]
B’chukotei (Leviticus 26:3-27): The Blessing of Individual Responsibility
Blessings and curse, lots of them, form the basis of this final portion in Leviticus. Leviticus 26 stands in tradition as a powerful series of verses that, for the most [Read more...]
Behar: (Leviticus 25:1-26:2): When Your Brother Is Impovershed…….
Behar is a portion that looks at several issues that have modern impact. There is the opening discussion of the Sabbatical and Jubilee years, within which is [25:10], the [Read more...]
Emor (Leviticus 24:1-24:23): “May The Words of Our Mouths….”
This week’s portion, Emor, covers a wide variety of issues. We see a discussion about the role and position of the priests, a detailed discussion of the ritual [Read more...]
Kedoshim (Leviticus 19ff): The Critical Self?
Kedoshim brings us to one of the most famous and meaningful and powerful portions in all Torah. Levitucus 19, the so-called “Holiness Code”, is a 1 chapter [Read more...]
Acharei Mot II: “It Is Not So Easy….
We get the beginnings of what will emerge as the Holiness Code as we exit Acharei Mot. Again, the calendar may be a challenge for some of us, depending on which Torah [Read more...]
Shabbat Pesach/Acharei Mot/Yizkor/: “Time After Time…..”
This Shabbat is one of those Shabbatot that can cause some misunderstanding, depending on which synagogue you may go to. Is it Shabbat Acharei Mot or the last day of [Read more...]
Passover: The Wilderness of Self and Our Search For Shleimut
Passover brings with it so many feelings and traditions. It remains the most observed of all our festivals. That call from the Haggadah to welcome the stranger this year [Read more...]
Metzora: (Leviticus 14:1-15:32) The Courage To Say “I Have A Problem”
Metzorah is a fascinating passage . The text continue the discussion of how the community treated (or attempted to) what was termed skin diseases. The rituals regarding the [Read more...]
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