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Rosner’s Torah-Talk: Parashat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim with Rabbi Avi Strausberg

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April 30, 2020

Rabbi Avi Strausberg is the Director of National Learning Initiatives at Hadar, and is based in Washington, DC. She received her rabbinic ordination from Hebrew College in Boston and is a Wexner Graduate Fellow. She also holds a Masters in Jewish Education. Energized by engaging creatively with Jewish text, she has written several theatre pieces inspired by the Torah and maintains a Daf Yomi haiku blog in which she writes daily Talmudic haikus.

We read two parshas this week. Parashat Acharei Mot (Leviticus 16:1-18:30) – describes the Tabernacle ceremony of the Day of Atonement, establishes general rules for sacrifice and sanctuary, and lays down specific laws about sexual relationships. Parashat Kedoshim (Leviticus 19:1- 20:27)- features God telling Moses to give the people of Israel a set of rules which are meant to help them live a life of holiness. These rules include variations on several of the ten commanments, as well as different laws concerning basic ethical behavior.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idm_SPoLYP0&feature=youtu.be

 

Previous Torah Talks on Acharei-Mot-Kedoshim

Rabbi Rick Jacobs – discussing the meaning of being holy.

Rabbi Laurence Bazer – discussing the relation between Yom Kippur and the celebration of Passover.

Rabbi Ilan Glazer – discussing the goat that is sent to Azazel on yom Kipur.

Rabbi Elyssa Joy Austerklein – discussing the meaning of holyness.

Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky – on Nadav and Avihu.

Rabbi Elie Abadie – on avoiding unethical behavior.

And only on Kedoshim: 

Rabbi Matthew Sofer Soffer

Rabbi Joel Mosbacher

Rabbi Jeffrey Weill

 

 

 

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