Sermons on 8th Day Assembly (Shimini Atzuret & Simchat Torah)
I hope everyone has been blessed during these festive fall feasts of the Holy One of Israel! As we meditate on the deep meaning behind the four species this year, let us learn the beautiful importance of being unified in the symbolism of the waving of the etrog and lulav! I have attached an excellent…
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.