Tag Archives: Leviticus

Yom Kippur

Posted on September 18, 2018 by

In biblical Hebrew there are about 20 different words which denote “sin.” That’s from an article in the Jewish Virtual Library, with lots of sources.  Yes, it’s almost Yom Kippur.  This is the culmination of the Ten Days of Penitence, at the … Continue reading →

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Behar-Behukkotai (Leviticus 25:1 – 27:34)

Posted on May 11, 2018 by

I’m having an unusually busy week.  Besides the usual (synagogue teen program, music lesson, choral rehearsal, adult ed classes, volunteer reading to 3-5-year-olds):  an annual Hadassah event, 2 additional choral rehearsals, two car-repair trips, one medical check-up, one concert (whence … Continue reading →

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Emor (Leviticus 21:1 – 24:23)

Posted on May 3, 2018 by

Comments are from 2011, with changes in italics. This week’s Torah portion, Emor, is in the middle of what is referred to as the Holiness Code (roughly Chapters 17-26 of Leviticus). It starts with laws concerning priestly restrictions. A priest … Continue reading →

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Tazria-Metzora (Lev. 12:1 – 15:33)

Posted on April 20, 2018 by

I AM SO TIRED OF THIS WEATHER!  I WANT SPRING!! Ahem. This week’s Torah portion is a double one, Tazria-Metzora.  The contents are rather “icky,” so it is good to get both sections done in one reading. From 2015: “The … Continue reading →

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Tzav (Lev. 6:1 – 8:36), Shabbat HaGadol

Posted on March 23, 2018 by

TOO MUCH TO DO!  AGH! From 2015 (lightly edited) This week’s portion, Tzav (“command,” verb, imperative) gets more into the nitty gritty of the rituals of the burnt offering, the meal offering, the sin offering, the guilt offering, the offering of … Continue reading →

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Vayikra (Leviticus 1:1 – 5:26), Rosh Chodesh (Num. 28:9-15), Shabbat HaChodesh (Ex. 12:1-20)

Posted on March 16, 2018 by

I am so very tired of this cold, damp weather.  Spring comes March 20, but that’s just what they say (fake astronomy?).   Perhaps the fact that Passover (Pesach) is approaching should make me feel “spring-ier,” but I’m still in denial … Continue reading →

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Sukkot: First two days and Shabbat Chol Hamoed

Posted on October 3, 2017 by

Yet another installment in the Plotzker Sukkah Saga!  As you may recall, last year, about halfway through the holiday our tinker-toy-type sukkah was slammed into our house during a bad storm.   Some of the steel tubing poles were bent, one … Continue reading →

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