parshat Acharei Mot

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A person must realize that each time he succeeds in struggle with the sexual drive, not only has he refrained from committing a transgression, he has even performed a great mitzvah!
  • Torah, in All Its Forms, Goes Forth From Zion
    Speaking last week about the weekly Torah portion, we noted that on Israel Independence Day, Yom HaAtzma'ut, we should thank G-d not only for the historic formation of the State of Israel in our generation, but also for the fact that Israel today is a Torah powerhouse, the likes of which we've never seen in any generation. The number of Torah students today is the largest ever, and the amount of hours spent studying Torah is the largest ever – all this mainly thanks to the State of Israel. The level of Torah study here in Israel is also the highest in the entire Jewish world. (We also stated that we must increase our in-depth Torah study, which is the most important part of our engagement with Torah.)
  • The Holy of Holies is founded on Sexual Propriety
    How are the High Priest and the Holy of Holies connected to modesty and loyalty to one's spouse?
  • Prepared to DeLIVER
    In many places, the Torah forbids the consumption of blood. In the parsha of Acharei Mot, this prohibition of blood is mentioned. In Kedoshim there are nine references to blood, in the context of different prohibitions. This makes it appropriate to discuss the laws of preparing livers according to halacha.
  • 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.”
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