Emor 5781-2021

"The Blasphemer - A Midrashic View" (Updated and revised from Emor 5764-2004) by, Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald This coming week’s parasha, parashat Emor, is, for the most part, concerned…

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Emor 5764-2004

"The Blasphemer - A Midrashic View" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald This coming week's parasha, parashat Emor, deals, for the most part, with the laws of the Cohanim--the Priests. These…

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Point of View

In situations where you feel you were wronged, try to examine the situation from the other person's perspective.

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Your View

Always remember that how you judge a person or a situation is in your own hands.

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World View

Pay attention to how you judge objects of the world.

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A View From Jerusalem

Check out Jerusalem on one of the several Western Wall webcams available on the web, such as the Kotel Cam or Window on the Wall

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The Awesome View

Look around you to gain a sense of appreciation for the magnificent details that God included when creating the world.

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An Extraordinary View

Look around you to gain a sense of appreciation for the magnificent details that God included when creating the world.

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Emor 5778-2018

“The Great Moses Seems Not to Know the Answer” by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this week’s parasha, parashat Emor, we encounter the episode of the מְגַדֵּף, megadef, the blasphemer, which…

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You Don’t Say That!

The Torah (Leviticus 24:10-12) records the story of a nameless youth whose mother was an Israelite and whose father was Egyptian. The Torah later identifies the boy’s mother as Shelomith…

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