Holiness As Spiritual Environmentalism (Parshat Tzav)
Are you cleaning up the Universe through acts of kindness?
Week 24: Leviticus 6:1 - 8:36
Haftarah Portion: Jeremiah 7:21 - 8:3, 9:22 - 9:23
Summary: The instructions for the priests and the offerings are reiterated, along with the consecration of Aaron and his sons. The Haftarah rebukes the people for their transgressions and emphasizes the importance of genuine worship and ethical behavior.
Thematic Connection: Priesthood and Repentance
By Rabbi Patrick Beaulier
Jews don’t like talking about sin. It sounds like something Christian, or judgmental, or mean. Who am I to say what’s right or wrong? Or at least, that’s the belief of many in the Western world…
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