Weekly Torah Portion: Acharei Mot - Kedoshim

You shall be holy like I am holy. (Leviticus 19:2) How can we become holy as G-d is holy? Certainly, we are expected to live within the guidelines set out by Torah. Yet, to a certain extent a person can conduct himself as a scoundrel with the permission of the Torah, that is, live within the laws of Torah, but, nevertheless, lead a self-centered hedonistic life, never drawing nearer to G-d. But to make ourselves holy, we need to live responsibly and with commitment to G-d, even within the permitted parameters of Torah. Acharei Mot - Kedoshim (Leviticus 16:1-20-27) Parashat Acharei Mot - Kedoshim is read on Shabbat: Iyar 8, 5769/May 2, 2009 http://www.templeinstitute.org/

Yideoz | April 27, 2009

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