Show Notes
In this week’s parsha, Emor, we learn about special rules that apply to kohanim, all of the Jewish holidays, and how important it is to make a kiddush Hashem (sanctifying God’s name) rather than a Chilul Hashem (desecrating it.)
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In the last parsha of the Torah, V'Zot HaBracha, Moshe dies. But what matters is not that he died- rather, the way he died. Moshe approached God alone. There were no adoring crowds. No family surrounding him. It was just the man and his Maker. And this is something that will happen to us all. We will all, ultimately, approach God. The question to be answered is simply this: have we lived a life that we are proud to show to God?
This week's parsha, Haazinu, is actually a song! Moshe wanted to make sure that the core ideas of Judaism would be accessible to everyone, whether or not they were able to read. In this song, we focus on some important ideas. These include: