Collections of Thoughts and Poetry

#salt #vayikra #parshatvayikra #challah #tables #shabbattable Parshat Vayikra speaks about the different types of sacrifices that Hebrews are to make. I have to admit that the idea that sacrifice somehow brings us closer to God is really difficult for me to fathom, so instead of writing about sacrifice, I will write around the theme of sacrifice and about how ancient sacrifice has evolved to our practice today. This poem takes the idea of ancient sacrifice to our dining rooms

#perfection #parshatvayikra #vayikra Sefer Vayikra has begun and the family drama and nation building of Genesis and Exodus are behind us. Ahead of us in this central book of Torah are detailed ways to worship God through sacrifice. The book of Vayikra is not shy. It enters into our skin, into our bedrooms, into our homes and into our relationships. As a religious school director for years, these Vayikra parshiyot were often the portions for children's springtime B'nai Mit

#aleph #alef #smallalef #smallaleph #sefervayikra #vayikra #parshatvayikra #resist #ukraine And so we begin the book at the center of the five books of Moses, Sefer VaYikra, the book of Leviticus. This is the book of that details the types of sacrifices the Hebrews made to God. It speaks of bodily fluids, and how skin, homes and clothing can be affected by Tumah. It is the very first word of the Parshat Vayikra that caught my eye as the aleph, the final letter in that first w