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Tag Archives: Leviticus
Behar-Behukkotai (Leviticus 25:1 – 27:34)
This week, we finish Leviticus with a double portion. The Book of Numbers will have a lot more action and cover almost all that remains of the Israelites’ journey in the wilderness. Behar (Lev. 25:1-26:2) concerns the sabbatical (shmitta) and … Continue reading
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Tagged jubilee, Leviticus, Liberty Bell, minor tochachah, sabbatical, starting over
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Shemini (Lev. 9:1 – 11:47)
I am still foggily transitioning from Passover. The boxes are packed but have not yet been moved to the basement. And it’s a rainy day. I remember a Sesame Street song from a few decades ago, It’s a Rainy Day, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron, Avihu, kosher and unkosher animals, Leviticus, Mary T. Douglas, Nadav, ordination, Shemini
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Vayikra (Leviticus 1:1 – 5:26)
This week, we start reading the book of Leviticus (Vayikra). I realize that there is probably something somewhere in Leviticus to annoy and/or offend pretty much everyone who is reading this. And there’s very little in the way of narrative. … Continue reading
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Tagged asham, chatat, Hillel Gruenberg, Leviticus, Maimonides, minchah offering, Nachmanides, olah, Robert Tornberg, sacrifices, sh'lamim, Vayikra
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Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur. The climax of the 10 Days of Repentance. The day on which our fates for the coming year, written in a book on Rosh Hashanah, are sealed. OK, as I noted last week, even medieval commentators tended to … Continue reading
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Tagged High Priest, Isaiah, Jonah, Kol Nidre, Leviticus, services, Yom Kippur
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Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8)
We are now well into the month of Elul. At my shul, the white ark coverings are in place and the shofar is sounded every weekday morning. We should be preparing mentally for the High Holy Days. Part of that … Continue reading
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Tagged blessings, curses, Deuteronomy, Elul, first fruits, Leviticus, light, Moses, numbers, selichot, tithe, Tochachah, warnings, writing on plastered rocks
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Bemidbar (1:1 – 4:20), Shavuot
This week, we start reading a new book of the Torah, variously called Bamidbar (in the desert), Bemidbar (in [the] desert of…i.e., Sinai), or B’midbar (same). In English, it’s called Numbers, and there are a lot of them in this … Continue reading
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Tagged Akdamut, census, counting, dairy, Deuteronomy, Exodus, Leviticus, Moses, numbers, Ruth, sacrifices, Shavuot, Ten Commandments
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Behukkotai (Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34)
Today’s item is in memory of Michael Quah, my first lab partner at DuPont. His technical, literary, verbal, and business capabilities were formidable. Though he left the company many years before I did, the wonders of electronic communication, especially Facebook, … Continue reading
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Tagged blessings, disobedience, Leviticus, minor tochechah, obedience, valuation, warnings
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