Ohr HaChaim Yomi – Emor
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פּרשת אמור Dirás (Emor)
Levítico 21, vs 1: לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ לֹֽא־יִטַּמָּ֖א בְּעַמָּֽיו o “…por alma (muerto) no se contaminará entre su pueblo…”: El contacto con cualquier cadáver hacía a los Levitas impuros para poder asistir al Tabernáculo de Reunión. La muerte contamina porque Dios creó un mundo por amor, es decir, para la vida. La muerte la trajo el pecado […]
Prophets & Profits: Divine Flow at Work
Divine Flow at Work Emor and Business Leviticus 23:21 It shall be a sacred occasion for you; you shall not work at your occupations. Not working on a holiday gives us the space to experience the present moment at its fullest. Now imagine how much happier and more productive we are, when we bring that […]
Parashat Emor: The Torah’s Disability Act
אִ֣ישׁ… אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִהְיֶ֥ה בוֹ֙ מ֔וּם, לֹ֣א יִקְרַ֔ב לְהַקְרִ֖יב לֶ֥חֶם אֱלֹהָֽיו – This statement of the Torah, that a man who is not physically wholesome is not allowed to serve at the temple and offer sacrifices, has always been for me a pet peeve, and the attempts of the commentators to explain it did not help […]
