The Sharpened Knife and the Power of Words

How the laws of sacrifices reveal what's possible—and what's not—in creating holiness on Earth.

The prohibition of exchanging an animal designated as a sacrifice for a different creature reveals the true nature of value in the eyes of God.

Field workers are permitted to eat crops while laboring, but they're forbidden from gathering food for later consumption. Why?

A painting of a Jewish cemetery captures both the sorrow that comes from death and the endurance of those who maintain the memory of the deceased.

Allowing one's workers to eat from the fields while they labor reminds employers to see the blessing of God in their harvest.