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Parashat Kedoshim

Leviticus 19:1-20:27

“Be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy” becomes the moral heartbeat of the book. A wide range of ethical commandments — love of neighbor, honesty, justice, and care for the vulnerable — is presented as sacred duty. Kedoshim insists that holiness is lived in everyday relationships.

  • When Foreign Notions Enter Through the Back Door

    In Contemporary Issues and Parashat Kedoshim

    Due to the long exile of the Jewish people, many Christian ideas have infiltrated Judaism through the back door. One such idea is the notion that saving the soul is more important than saving the body, and that the body is an obstacle to the soul. This idea is completely against the central tents of Judaism, and yet it has been adopted by certain parts of the Chareidi community.