Parshat Kedoshim

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The holiness code: love your neighbor, respect parents, keep Shabbat, honest dealings, and ethical commandments. Leviticus 19:1-20:27.

Paths of Judgment and Thou

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:66

The text suggests that false testimony can actually disrupt the natural order, causing the clouds to scatter, leading to drought and famine! It's a pretty dire image. And the reaso...

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Maker of Heaven and Earth of Thou

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:68

They're interwoven, interconnected, almost like a single, complex instruction. The breaking of one, it's said, can lead to the breaking of another. But there's something even more ...

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The Ten Commandments and Sabbath

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:69

It’s like a vast, intricate tapestry, where seemingly disparate threads are woven together to create a breathtaking whole. Today, let's explore one such connection: the link betwee...

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The Ten Commandments of Israelites

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:71

According to Ginzberg's Legends of the Jews, after hearing those earth-shattering pronouncements, the Israelites thought, "Yes! This is it! God's going to reveal the entire Torah [...

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The Ten Commandments

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:74

We often talk about Moses receiving the Torah, but sometimes we forget the sheer, overwhelming experience of the Israelites at that moment. They didn't just get handed a book; they...

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Israelites: The Ten Commandments

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:75

You see, there’s a story about the moment the Israelites received the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. Remember, they were initially in direct communication with GOD. And when they...

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Giving of the Torah and Names

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:85

We often picture him receiving the Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, in a moment of serene revelation. But Jewish tradition suggests it was a far more intense, even ...

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Moses's Transgression

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:90

The aggadah, the storytelling tradition that enriches our understanding of Jewish texts, paints a truly breathtaking picture. According to the Legends of the Jews, as retold by Rab...

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Mount Sinai's Vision and Calf

Ginzberg Legends of the Jews 2:96

The moment at Mount Sinai. Imagine it: Revelation itself, unfolding before the eyes of all Israel. The Torah, the divine instruction, about to be given. A moment of unparalleled fa...

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