Rabbi Jordan D. Cohen
Caring For Dead Loved Ones
Despite their focus on life, priests are permitted to attend to their closest relatives in death.
Sensitivity To Speech
Rabbinic interpreters regarded leprosy as punishment for the sin of careless speech.
Clothes Make The Person
The emphasis on the priestly clothes teaches us the importance of bringing honor and splendor to God and the commandments.
Give And Take
The fundraising campaign to build the Mishkan (Tabernacle) teaches us that in true Tzedakah, the giver benefits as much as the taker.
The Evolving Name Of God
The divine name that God tells Moses at the burning bush expresses the different and evolving relationship that God has with every individual.