Help me to succeed, and grant me the wisdom to understand and to fulfill the words of Your Torah. Protect me from my inadvertent mistakes, and cleanse my mind and thoughts to serve you. ~Prayer at the completion of the Priestly Blessing) “Protect me from inadvertent mistakes,” The importance of […]
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But the seventh year shall be a complete rest for the land, a Sabbath for HASHEM; do not sow your field and do not prune your vineyard. Leviticus 25:4 Giving to others without the hope of reward, generosity of spirit, trust in the Holy One, peace, good will, fertility of […]
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Shabbat Shalom!
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Come! Let us go up a to the Mountain of the L-rd!
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One who remains stiff necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed–without remedy. ~Proverbs 29:1 The wise Solomon knew human nature so well. Man is subject to temptation, and may be unable at times to resist his drives. But as long as he is receptive to guidance and respects the […]
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When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not complete your reaping to the corner of your field, and the gleaning of your harvest you shall not take. You shall not pick the undeveloped twigs of your vineyard; and the fallen fruit of your vineyard you shall not […]
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The thirtieth reading from the Torah and seventh reading from Leviticus is named Kedoshim (קדושים), which mean “holy.” The title comes from the words in Leviticus 19:2, which says, “You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy.” Leviticus 19 describes the holy community through a series of […]
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From the Sages, “One should not say ‘ I cannot stand the meat of swine.’ Instead one should say, ‘I desire it, but my Heavenly Father has forbidden it’” (Toras Kohanim cited by Rashi, Leviticus 20:26) “If one abstains from forbidden foods because they are repulsive, then if something […]
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