'Holiness' tagged sermons
Torah parsha Emor (אֱמֹר) is from Leviticus 21:1–24:23 and Hebrew for “speak,” and is the 31st weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parsha) in the annual cycle of Torah readings and instructs us in the purity rules for priests (כֹּהֲנִים, Kohanim), as well as recounts the holy days, provides for lights and bread in the sanctuary, and tells the story of a blasphemer and his punishment.
This week is another double Torah portion covering both Torah Parsha Acharei Mot as well as Torah Parsha Kedoshim… Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) — Hebrew for “after the death” or “after,” the fifth and sixth words or the fifth word, and the first distinctive word or words, in the parashah) is the 29th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה,…