Before embarking on a second career as a rabbi, Rachel Posner worked as a clinical psychologist for 12 years. The intersection of psychology and spirit is at the heart of her work, and her goal is to help people discover paths to healing themselves and the world through study and action. To that end, Dr. Posner continues to practice cognitive behavioral psychotherapy as she prepares for the rabbinate. Dr. Posner blogs about the convergence of religion and psychology for the Times of Israel.
Vayikra is the first portion of the book of Leviticus. The portion introduces the sacrificial service and describes five different kinds of sacrifice. The “ascending offering” (olah) that is wholly raised to God. Five varieties of “meal offering”. The “peace offering” (shelamim), whose meat was eaten by the one bringing the offering. Different types of “sin offering” (chatat), and the “guilt offering” (asham).
Previous Torah Talks on Vayikra
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