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Observation · March 5, 2021
Reading Exodus with Leon Kass: Moses and the Levites
By Leon R. Kass
Why does Moses order every Levite to practice fratricide?
Observation · May 19, 2016
Why the High Priest Is Not Allowed to Mourn
By Atar Hadari
He is dehumanized, his life circumscribed by the need to achieve perfect purity and be a vessel for the forgiveness of the people's sins.
Observation · March 3, 2016
The Most Boring Torah Portion of the Year?
By Atar Hadari
Vayakhel records in painstaking detail the making of the tabernacle. It also makes clear one crucial truth: the central task of Jewish leadership is not atonement but teaching.