Ahare Mot

Leviticus 16:1-18:30

Commentary on Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim, Leviticus 16:1 - 20:27

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In this Torah portion, God speaks to Moses after the death of Aaron’s two sons, who were killed for coming too close to the presence of God. God instructs Moses and Aaron on the procedures surrounding Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. God describes all the laws surrounding sexual prohibitions.

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God describes the procedures around
the Day of Atonement.

Text Studies	Social Action and Environmentalism
From Far And Near Rabbi Menachem Evan-Israel, Hillel	In The Shadow of Death Rabbi Miriam Margles, AJWS
Yom Kippur All Year Long Rabbi Charles Sherman, Union for Reform Judaism	The Law of the Farm Evan Wolkenstein, AJWS
Prohibition Against Homosexuality in Context Rabbi Neal Loevinger, KOLEL	All of Our Sins Rabbi Charles Sherman, socialaction.com
	Raising Up the Physical Baruch Herschkopff, Canfei Nesharim

From the Denominations	Pluralism and Outreach
Threat & Promise of Conformity Rabbi Bradley Artson, American Jewish University	Sanctity of Elemental Relationships Rabbi Shimon Felix, Bronfman Youth Fellowship
The Limits of Spirituality Rabbi Moshe Morduchowitz, Orthodox Union	Strangers in the Camp Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Big Tent Judaism
	Reconciling Biblical Morality Judith Plaskow, Women of Reform Judaism

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