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In Parashat Kedoshim (Lev. 19), we are commanded to be holy as HaShem is holy. There are many ways to understand holiness and today we will explore an important aspect of holiness, how it is to be understood, and how we can live it out in our world.

There are many layers to the beautiful season of Passover. In these next two episodes, we will talk about the Exodus, Passover, and the giving of the Torah, as protest against the empirical ideal embodied in Egypt.

Parsha Sh’mini is a beautiful picture of the ultimate purpose of Scripture and the heart of God. In our everyday lives, we are on the constant cycle, some may say hamster wheel, of work days and weekends. We deal with the stresses of life all while longing for the rest of the weekend. In parsha Sh’mini, we see the concept of the eighth day, a day that connotes a continuation of the peace and completeness we find in the Shabbat.

For so many Christians, we are obsessed with God’s call. This desire, while admirable, is often misplaced. Oddly, we spend our entire lives seeking God’s call, while never reading the book of Scripture titled, “He called”. In this week’s parsha, Vayikra, we are challenged by the first two words…”He called”.

Moses gathered the people to explain the commandments and instructions for the Tabernacle. After Moses finishes his explanation, the people leave. The first of these commandments is Shabbat. In this week’s episode, we want to discuss what happens between our weekly Shabbat. Are we working six days to bring Kingdom?

In Parsha Terumah, the Children of Israel are commanded to build Gd a house. How is it that humans could build a dwelling place for the Holy King of the universe? How is His presence not offended by our lack? What does it take to maintain this holy habitation and what does that tell us about our lives today? All that and more in this week’s episode!

In this week’s episode, we continue to discuss the Hebrew Slave. The more we understand the ancient backgrounds of this command, and how it was actually carried out by the Jewish people, the more we come to realize it’s not at all what we might think.

Parsha Mishpatim begins by speaking about Hebrew slaves (Ebed Ivrit). How are we to understand this concept? Is what’s being explained in the Torah similar to the atrocity of slavery that was experienced in American history? Does the Bible teach slavery? Does God endorse slavery? Today, we are going to tackle the issue and shed some light!

In this week’s episode we discuss the importance of community in keeping the commandments. In actuality, the Torah can not be kept outside of community. How does that affect us today, when most of us live in places that are not Torah pursuant? Join in to today’s episode to fnd out.

In this episode, we continue our discussion on Emmanuel. While God dwells here in the hearts and lives of His creation and that is cause for joy, it is important for us to remember that God is holy and there are responsibilities that come along with the blessing of His presence.