Leviticus gets a bad rap ... hence the name of the book in English). Priests (Cohanim) and Levites have had no substantial function in Judaism since the destruction of the Second Temple in ...

In case of abuse, Report this post. This week’s Torah reading, Parshat Tsav, continues the misunderstood and unloved Book of Leviticus. The late Jacob Milgrom, however, a towering biblical ...

A cradle Episcopalian, the 34-year-old Graves, like many Christians, was taught that Jesus had died for his sins and for the ...

This week, the annual Jewish Torah reading cycle brings us to the book of Vayikra, or Leviticus. Many see this as the “plotless” part of the Torah, detailing sacrifices and many other laws ...

The merkavah is, within the realm of the Hebrew Bible and Jewish thought, a vehicle that transports the Divine throne or ...

The Todah (the last offering we will read about before Pesach) in Parashat Tsav and the Korban Pesach both convey the same ...

Someone who sins is meant to bring something of himself – his heart and emotions – and to experience a sense of closeness to ...

The 60th anniversary of a beloved musical is a time to remember not only the smiling children and glorious music, but the ...

What is the story of Passover, What are its various traditions and rules, And just what dates will it be taking place this ...

I say to myself that if there is something good happening to someone else, my suffering doesn’t matter so much. But if ...

A blog post by Sue Wilson, CSJ, for KAIROS, a joint venture ecumenical program administered by the United Church of Canada.

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