Torah Shorts: Jewish Demonology: Parshat Acharei Mot – Kedoshim

Torah Shorts: Jewish Demonology: Parshat Acharei Mot – Kedoshim

I don’t believe in ghosts. But I’m afraid of them.— Edith Wharton

Holiness: A Humanistic Perspective

The major theme of our double Torah portion is the Jewish value kedushah, holiness. Though a central tenet of Judaism the word, like the concept, is difficult to translate or comprehend. This parashah details a number of ways in which God expects us to aspire to kedushah, including the sacrificial offerings and self-denial associated with Yom Kippur, proper offerings to God in the Tent of Meeting, the prohibition against eating blood, forbidden …

Parashiot Acherei-Kedoshim: Share the light of Torah - San Diego Jewish World

There’s a common trap we all fall into - becoming so absorbed in our own lives that we lose sensitivity to the experiences of those around us. We stop hearing, stop seeing — not because we're cruel, but because we're too self-focused to notice. The Torah, with its eternal wisdom, confronts this human tendency head-on. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]