Parashat Kedoshim

Holiness and secrecy are intricately enmeshed in the Torah.

As a rabbi, I have been asked many times what it means to be holy. Most literally, the Hebrew word ...

Though it may be hard to see at times, we all have abundant blessings, and even a surplus, if only we could notice it.

When we bear a grudge or take revenge, we do not allow other people to say they are sorry and fix their mistakes.

Kedoshim: A resource for families.

Parashat Kedoshim teaches us the ways to be holy. But do women have a different understanding of what holiness is?

Two kinds of seed.

We always have the opportunity to rise above our human flaws.

On chosenness and holiness.

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We need to learn to produce, sell, and consume fewer unnecessary products.

We must learn to offer hand-ups instead of hand-outs.

Parashat Kedoshim teaches us to preserve our natural resources.

God tells Moses to give the people a series of ethical and ritual laws instructing them in how to be holy.

We achieve nobility and holiness through practicing self-restraint.

The commandment to be holy permeates every other commandment, fills in gaps between commandments, and infuses every human action.

The commandment to rebuke one another teaches the importance of mutual responsibility.

The prohibition against interbreeding animals and plants raises questions about the kashrut of genetically modified foods.

The commandment to be holy raises questions about our responsibilities towards community and our relationships with God.

The commandment to leave behind some of the harvest for the poor challenges our assumptions about to whom the food belongs in the first place.