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ACHAREI MOT - incense offered in the . And it is all performed by the Gadol. This continues the powerful and crucial theme of the entire section following Mount Sinai. In G-d’s reach for man, his love of ALIYA-BY-ALIYA man, He has created a place of rendezvous; SEDRA SUMMARY the Mishkan. However, it is rendezvous with care, with reservation, with humility. Reuven The building design is with great detail. Tradburks The offerings are with great detail; when Director of they are brought, how they are brought, RCA Israel Region the Kohanim’s role in bringing them. G-d 1st aliya ( 16:1-24) says: You may approach Me, I want you Aharon is instructed to enter the to approach Me, but with care. Here, He Holy of Holies only through an invites man to rendezvous in the Holy elaborate process of offerings. He is to of Holies – the inner, intimate chamber, bring a private sin offering. And a with the Aron and the tablets, covered by communal sin offering of 2 identical goats, angels. This intimate invitation requires a one as an offering, one sent to the very elaborate procedure; unique offerings wilderness, determined by lottery. The like the and the incense, sin blood of both his offering and the offerings, olah offerings. The closer, the communal shall be brought into the Holy more intimate; but also, the more care and of Holies, accompanied by incense. The preparation required. smoke of the incense fills the Holy of Holies. This is a powerful and crucial theme: G-d The (scape) goat is sent to the wilderness. invites man, wants man, but demands The people gain kapara, atonement. man’s understanding of his inadequacy and Entry to the Holy of Holies requires an his human foibles (sin offerings). And while elaborate ceremony of unique offerings; man is invited to the Holy of Holies it is including the scapegoat ceremony and the with great limitation. Not every person, not every day; it is one person, the Kohen Gadol, Keren Malki empowers only one time a year. G-d remains mysteri- families of children with special needs in ous, ineffable, infinite, unknowable. This is Israel to choose home the delicate balance the is creating; care. Donations are G-d wants man. Man is noble, the invitee of tax-approved in Israel, US and UK. G-d Himself. But with enormous deference, Honoring the memory of enormous humility of man’s limited station. Nobility and humility; the majesty in being הי”ד Malka Chana Roth kerenmalki.org 1985-2001, killed in the the invitee of G-d, hand in hand with the 02-567-0602 Sbarro bombing. reality of our woeful inadequacy.

6 TORAH TIDBITS / - KEDOSHIM 5781 discussing how to continue to operate the Zula when the teenagers aren’t always חג 2nd aliya (16:25-17:7) This entire interested in compiling with corona שמח ceremony is done once a year on guidelines, such as not properly wearing , to gain atonement If you thought and purity. Tell the entire people: all their masks.that thereDue to justCorona, isn ’tthe Zula is sacrifices are to be brought to the Mikdash. operatingthe outside perfect its sea-viewusual location on The Kohen is to offer them, so they are Yaffo Streetapartment since we just cannot be inside. for you... pleasing. We are to no longer offer sacrifices The cold in Yerushalayim wasThink frigid, and to spirits. my hands remained in my again!pockets while I shuffled my body to try and stay warm. Only at the end of the entire description of Yet, a few meters in front of me our Zula how one is to enter the Holy of Holies does counselorsThink Ashkelon were strumming ! their guitars the Torah tell us that this is to be done on We have access to the very largest selection of andse asitting-view ap acalmlyrtments –as ex istheyting o rlistened under to the Yom Kippur. As if to say: the goal of Yom construction – especially to fit your personal needs. youth unburden themselves. They were Kippur is to enter the Holy of Holies. It is And best of all – they are very affordable – from seeing the potential in these kids and through man’s approach to G-d that he just $500,000 with just a 15% down payment, wateringmortgage sthem availa bwithle as w eacceptancell as bank gua raandntee s.love gains atonement and purity. because they know that they will be the rd 3 aliya (17:8-8:21) Blood is not futureL I V blossomingE O P P O SleadersI T E ofT HtheE JewishS E A to be consumed, for the life is in people. 0 5 4 4 - 3 3 2 6 2 1 36 DAY the blood. I have given it to you to davidz@A shkelonProperties.com use for atonement on the altar, not to consume. The blood of an undomesticated DECLUTTER animal or bird that is killed for consumption, CHALLENGE that blood is to be covered with earth. Do Avi Join the 36 day challenge for $1 a not do what the Egyptians or Canaanites Executive Director, OU Israel day + 7 bonus days to ready do. Do My commands; and live. Sexual Save a Life - Gain yours for Pesach. Daily challenge email, relations with relatives are forbidden: video, how tos, & support group. including spouses of parents, half siblings, 1 of 78,424 Finally declutter grandchildren, step-siblings, aunts, in-. AND get organized!! In addition, marrying 2 women who are EFRAT www.efrat.org.il 02-5454500 related. Or a married woman. JOIN TODAY! The listing of forbidden relationships www.balaganbegone.com/36 Hotline option avaliable changes the subject from the laws concerning the Mishkan. It is not the first such change of subject. The laws of Kashrut STARTS of Parshat were also a change of FEB 14, 2021 subject. Thus, the first 2 subjects of laws unrelated to our approach to G-d in the רפואה שלמה Mishkan are and family. These are the יהודה מאיר בן יקירה first things said to the first man and woman

OU ISRAEL CENTER 7 OU ISRAEL CENTER 5 on the 6th day of creation: be fruitful and when do we not need to be vigilant that multiply. And eat of the herbs. Family and what we say is true. And kind. And gives food were said to and Eve. Family dignity to others. Holiness inheres not and food are the first laws to be outlined in just in the Mikdash but in the everyday detail to the Jewish people. treatment of others.

4th aliya (8:22-19:14) A man shall 5th aliya (19:15-32) Do not pervert not with a man. Sexual justice by favoring either poor or relations with an animal are powerful. Don’t spread gossip, forbidden. These things (all the above) nor stand by your brother’s blood. Don’t defile the land: it will spit you out. (Parshat hate. Don’t take revenge; love your neighbor Kedoshim) Be Holy, as I, G-d, your G-d is as yourself. Do not interbreed animals, holy. Revere parents, keep . Do not , or wear wool and . In the land, turn to idols or make graven gods. A fruit is forbidden for the first 3 years of shlamim offering may only be eaten for 2 growth, 4th year holy, 5th year permissible. days. Help the poor and stranger when Do not use . Nor round the harvesting a field by leaving dropped or corners of your face or use a straight razor forgotten produce or grapes. Don’t steal, lie on your . Nor . Nor seek sorcery. or swear falsely. Don’t cheat; or tarry Rise before the aged, glorify the wizened. paying wages til the morning. Don’t The mention of justice is a foil: in court, the deaf, trip up the blind. we pursue justice. But not on the streets. This aliya begins Parshat Kedoshim, the It is not our place to be judges, so pick best parsha in the Torah. Or at least favourites, help the victim. And revenge; says so on the first verse: most topics of we are not judges to mete out just revenge. the Torah are contained here. There are If he didn’t lend you, you still should do the 51 mitzvot in 64 verses. We have left the right thing and lend to him. topic of holiness of the Mikdash and focus And 2 of the best verses of the Torah: love on holiness in our behavior. These are the your neighbor as yourself. And rise for greatest themes of ethical behavior, helping the aged. As Rabbi Sacks says: it is easy the poor with dignity, honesty, care for to love mankind, quite a bit harder to love employees, care for the deaf and blind. In the person next door. We see the warts, as just these few verses, our every moment of they see ours. But rise above it. All people human interaction becomes meaningful; have goodness. Rise for the aged; perhaps for the wisdom that life itself brings. Quite In Loving Memory of a contrast to the glorification of youth of Elijah Feldman z”l our times. דוד אליהו בן ברוך יוסף ועלקא ז"ל 6th aliya (19:33-20:7) Love the on his first yahrzeit convert. Employ accurate weights and measures. One who ט"ז אייר

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