Read full text in English and Hebrew: Leviticus 21:1-24:23
In this Torah portion, God describes the restrictions related to priests’ sexuality and marriage. God then describes a variety of holidays, including Passover, Shabbat, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot. God outlines the omer period, asking the Israelites to bring food offerings to the priests for seven weeks.
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 God describes the laws of Passover. |
Text Studies |
Social Action and Environmentalism |
| Some Days Count More Than Others Rabbi Avi Weinstein, Hillel
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The Instinct to Hoard Alana Alpert, AJWS
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| Caring for the Dead Rabbi Jordan Cohen, KOLEL
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Sacred Time & Space Rabbi Elliot Kukla, AJWS
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| Inclusivity & Access Michelle Kay, AJWS
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| Ascending Towards Accessibility Rabbi James Michaels, socialaction.com
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| Our Relationship to Other Creatures Ora Sheinson, Canfei Nesharim
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From the Denominations |
Pluralism and Outreach
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| The Pursuit of Happiness Rabbi Bradley Artson, American Jewish University
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Sefirat Ha-Omer–Time as Text Rabbi Shimon Felix, Bronfman Youth Fellowship
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| Gleanings Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, JTS
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Catch the Rhythm Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, Big Tent Judaism
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| Sanctifiers of Time Rabbi Avraham Fischer, Orthodox Union
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Life & Love Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, CLAL
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| Does It Matter How I Drive? Elliot Forchheimer, UJA-Federation of New York
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Family and Fun
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Purity & Beauty Shulamit Reinharz, Women of Reform Judaism
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| Parashat Emor for Families Torah Topics for Today
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| Kindness to Animals Torah Topics for Today
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| Hospitality Torah Topics for Today
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| Parashat Emor Quiz Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
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| Parashat Emor Challah Julie Seltzer
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Avraham
Pronounced: AHVR-rah-ham, Origin: Hebrew, Abraham in the Torah, considered the first Jew.
Torah
Pronunced: TORE-uh, Origin: Hebrew, the Five Books of Moses.
