Holy People, Holy Land

The Scapegoat

The strangest and most dramatic element of the service on Yom Kippur, set out in Acharei Mot, was the ritual of the two goats, one offered as a sacrifice, the other sent away into the desert “to Azazel.”

Sprints and Marathons

Moses had to contend with both sides, inducing the Israelites to do teshuvah and God to exercise forgiveness. The good news is: there once was a Moses. what happens when there is no Moses?

Thinking Fast and Slow

Acharei Mot 5779

Acharei Mot 5779

Judaism’s Three Voices