September 25, 2020
The Ancient Synthesis of Ritual and Ethics on the Holiest Day of the Jewish Year
The rabbis saw no contradiction, only completion.
On the morning of Yom Kippur, the Torah reading, from Leviticus and Numbers, details at length the rituals to be performed in the Tabernacle (and later the Temples) on that day. Shortly thereafter, a passage from the book of Isaiah is read, in which the prophet condemns those who fast with insincerity:
September 25, 2020
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The Ancient Synthesis of Ritual and Ethics on the Holiest Day of the Jewish Year
The rabbis saw no contradiction, only completion.
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