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Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Parashat Emor This Shabbat we read parashat Emor. This parasha is particularly challenging. The Torah says that Kohanim, priests, cannot mourn their relatives. The High Priest may not even mourn his parents. Kohanim may not offer korbanot if they have a range of physical blemishes. Already these teachings challenge modern sensibilities and what we know about human psychology. Mourning is a healing process. Furthermore, the prohibition against offering korbanot to God because of a physical “imperfection” challenges our sensibilities about inclusion and disabilities. How can we understand the Torah’s teachings without sacrificing our commitment to the value of inclusion ....
March 12, 2021 This week’s length double-parasha, Vayakhel/Pekude, completes both the book of Exodus as well as the construction of God’s sanctuary, the Mishkan. After having described each part of the Mishkan in the previous parshiot, Moshe facilitates the donations of materials from the people, oversees the construction of each part, and then directs the construction of the sanctuary itself for the first time. The opening word, “vaYakhel,” is critical. It means, the people gathered together to form a community as one by giving freely and plentifully. Many commentators wrote on the significance of the ingathering of the nation at this moment, signified by the opening word, vayakhel. Rabbi Avraham ibn Ezra emphasized that the people needed to rally around the shared enterprise of constructing the Mishkan and hear the call for donations directly from Moshe. Rabbi Ovadiah ben Yaakov Sforno, 15th century Italy, clarified that Moshe wanted everyone to understand that build ....