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Posted by Daniel M. Kimmel, March 26, 2009

Pity the rabbis who - Pesach aside - have to write sermons in the coming weeks. Parshah Va-Yikra, the start of the third book of the Torah, spends much time on sacrifices and priestly rituals, topics that don't immediately resonate for most congregants. Take chapter 4 of Leviticus which is about...read more

About Daniel M. Kimmel
	Joined: 10/02/2007 Daniel M. Kimmel is a Boston area film critic,... Divrei Torah (117)

My Weekly Drash (a mini D'var Torah) - Vayikra

Posted by Daniel M. Kimmel, March 13, 2008

In the midst of a lengthy discourse on guilt sacrifices in Parshah Vayikra is a section that begins, "In case it is a chieftain who incurs guilt..." (Lev. 4:22). Individuals have to atone for themselves. Priests have to atone for both their own personal wrongdoing and on behalf of the community. ...read more

About Daniel M. Kimmel
	Joined: 10/02/2007 Daniel M. Kimmel is a Boston area film critic,... Divrei Torah (117)

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