“Striving for Perfection”
(updated and revised from Emor 5766-2006)
by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
In this week’s parasha, parashat Emor, the theme of “perfection” appears repeatedly in…
On the morning after Jacob was to marry Rachel, he woke to find that his new bride was actually Rachel’s older sister Leah. The Midrash records that Jacob said to Leah: “Deceiver,…
“Living a Truly Sanctified Life”
(updated and revised from Kedoshim 5765-2005)
by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald
The message of this week’s parasha, parashat Kedoshim, is surely one of the…
