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Tzav

Leviticus 6:1-8:36

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  • In this Torah portion, God continues to describe the different laws of sacrifices. A distinction is made between sin offerings, burnt offerings, and homage offerings, with each following its own process. God then commands the priests to make another offering which ordains themselves in their positions.

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    burnt offering
    God describes the burnt offering.

     

    Text Studies

    Social Action and Environmentalism

    Not Only An Animal Was Sacrificed
    Rabbi Avi Weinstein, Hillel

    Transparent Leadership
    Rachel Farbiarz, AJWS

    Service As Its Own Reward
    Rabbi Neal Loevinger, KOLEL

    Challenging Isolation
    Steven Exler, AJWS

    Lost & Found
    Rabbi Robert Leib, Union for Reform Judaism

    From Guilt to Action
    Rabbi Dorothy Richman, AJWS

     

    Tending Flames, Seeing Faces
    Gilah Langer, socialaction.com

     


    From the Denominations

    Pluralism and Outreach

    Ears, Thumbs & Toes
    Rabbi Bradley Artson, American Jewish Unversity

    Kosher For Passover All Year Round
    Rabbi Shimon Felix, Bronfman Youth Fellowship

    Revisiting the Fire Offerings
    Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, JTS

    The Eternal Light
    Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Jewish Outreach Initiative

    The Obligation to Give Thanks
    Rabbi Lawrence Zierler, Orthodox Union

    Private & Communal Judaism
    Dvora Weisberg, CLAL

     

    Finding Meaning in Ancient Ritual
    Rabbi Nancy Kreimer, Women of Reform Judaism

    Family and Fun


    Parashat Tzav for Families
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    Parashat Tzav Quiz
    Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

     

     

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