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Emor: Sanctifying His Name With Holy Lives

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In this week’s Torah reading, Emor, which means say, God gives Moses instructions regarding rules of purity for the priests (כֹּהֲנִים, Kohanim), who are held to a stricter standard than the general population. For instance, the priests are not to make themselves ceremonially unclean through contact with a person who had died, unless that person was a very close relative such as a father or mother, or son, or daughter.

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Acharei Mot (After Death): God Accepts His Scapegoat for Sin

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Parasha Acharei Mot begins with God's instructions for Aharon (Aaron), the Cohen HaGadol (The High Priest), regarding entering the innermost chamber of the Sanctuary, the Holy of Holies, with the ketoret (incense offering) and the preparations for the crucial once-a-year sacrifice on Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) which was later fulfilled by the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 52:13–53:12.

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Shabbat Pesach (Passover): When Death Lost its Sting

“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.”(Isaiah 53:6) (Flickr photo by lovecatz)

Because tonight is the first night of Passover, the regular Torah reading cycle is interrupted with a special reading. In Passover's Parasha, Moses instructs the Jewish People concerning the details of the first Passover offering. And Since Yeshua’s death, burial, and resurrection occurred in a Hebraic context during Passover, examining Jewish customs surrounding death, burial, mourning, and resurrection can further our understanding of His death and resurrection.

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Parasha Tazria (She Conceives): Setting Time Aside for God

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In the Torah, isolation or time alone is not restricted to physical or contagious conditions; it can also be seen as a necessary time for prayer, devotion, and communion with God. In the words of a Chassidic Jewish saying, “A person who does not have an hour to him or herself every day is not a person.” God invites each one of us to spend time alone with Him, to bond with Him and deepen our relationship in ways we cannot do in a group setting.

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Parasha Shemini (Eighth): The Ordination of Aaron

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For seven days, Aaron and his sons stayed at the Tent of Meeting as part of their ordination process. On the eighth day, Moses called for them to begin presenting the offerings (קָרְבֳּנוֹת, korbanot) to the Lord. These offerings were given as a kind of “welcoming ceremony” to greet the arrival of God’s Shekhinah (Glory or Divine Presence).

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